Leonid Meteor Shower

Come early Tuesday morning, the yearly Leonid Meteor Shower will sprinkle across the sky for some lucky sky watchers in North America and Asia.

If weather conditions permits this astonishing event to commence, the Leonid meteor shower will most likely produce up to 20 to 30 meteors per hour in America and much as 200 to 300 in Asia per hour according to Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office.

Even if the rate is cut in half, Cooke is still betting on the 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower to be a remarkable one.

The Leonid Meteor Shower is best viewed in areas where the light is scarce. Although your eyes may take a couple of minutes getting adjusted to the darkness, the moment the shower finally occurs will be worth the wait.

Updates leading up to the Leonid Meteor shower can be seen at science.nasa.gov

Image: Nasa

Gang Rape at Richmond High School

scene of the gang rape at Richmond High School on October 26th

Saturday, October 24th, a 15 year old student was involved in a gang rape at Richmond High School. This story broke out to the media on Monday. What’s appalling here, there were students who stopped and even filmed what they witnessed on camera. None of the school staff even bothered to check what was going on. The incident lasted a grueling two hours. Five of the suspects connected in the school gang rape are temporarily in custody. The sixth suspect, Salvador Rodriguez, was released Friday evening. Reason of release are a reported lack of evidence on Rodriguez in connection to last Saturday’s attack. Source: Inside Bay Area

Sperm and Eggs created by Scientist with the help of Stem Cells

Could there a be a “miracle pill” for hopeful couples? Scientists have made a public announcement of male and female eggs being artificially produced by stem cells. Earlier in March President Barack Obama lifted the band on controversial stem cell research. The miraculous discovery has a both pro and con. The Pros: Great opportunity for couples who unable to have children on their own. The Cons: Safety and Moral concerns. Source: Dailymail

Jon Gosselin is the “Enquirer” for Halloween

Jon Gosselin dresses up for Halloween

John Gosselin continues to parade himself around at every chance he gets. TMZ and Splash News have obtained photos of Gosselin dressed up as a “Tabloid Cover” for Halloween. As if Jon doesn’t have enough attention on him as it is, he feels it’s necessary to dress up? Not a good look for the father of 8 kids.

Shakira gets Creative for “Did It Again”

Shakira’s body and flexibility are pushed in to limit in her new music video “Did It Again”. The video released this past Thursday, shows the “She Wolf” singer and her partner playing out a fun, choreographed dance routine from the bed.

That Joke is Like So 1996

Melissa Joan Heart suffered a bad break this week when she was cut loose from Dancing With the Stars(ABC) on Tuesday. Things couldn’t have gotten worse when her interview with Jimmy Kimmel quickly turned from cute to ugly .

In the video posted, Jimmy makes a lighthearted reference to “magic” (referring to Heart’s days as a witch on the hit comedy Sabrina:The Teenage Witch ) helping Joan Hart throughout the dancing. competition. Clearly Melissa wasn’t too impressed with Kimmel’s commentary responding with a snarly reply “Whoa Whoa ,that joke is like 1996″. Kimmel strikes back “So are you”. Maybe that wasn’t the smartest moves on Melissa’s part and judging by her facial reaction, she realized it.

Lava Planet discovered by Astronomers

Everyday there’s something new uncovered in this place we call earth.

For years we wondered does other planets existed outside the galaxy? Well recently, Astronomers made a recent discovery of a planet made of rock, mostly coated in lava. Which would explain why scientists are calling it the “Lava Planet”.

This is a day we’ve been waiting for a long time,’ said Sara Seager, an expert in distant planets at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

‘It’s the first definitive rocky world beyond our solar system, and it’s opening a new gate for our research. We’re really, really excited about it.’

The recently discovered planet rests just 1.5 million miles away from its star and 90 million miles away from the sun.Expect the new found planet to be featured in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics shortly.

This news story comes from TheDailymail

Images: AP