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Astronomers spy giant planet, three stars in odd celestial ballet

Edit Deccan Chronicle 16 Jul 2016
Since the planet's orbit is very long, each season lasts for hundreds of years ... The planet, called HD 131399Ab, is about four times bigger than Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, and is orbiting in a three-star system located about 340 light-years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus ... It orbits its parent star about twice as far as Pluto circles the sun, needing 550 years to complete a single orbit....

After probing Jupiter with Juno, what next for Nasa?

Edit The National 16 Jul 2016
Nasa's triumph in putting a lorry-sized probe in orbit around Jupiter this month masks an inconvenient truth for the space agency ... Known as Kuiper Belt Objects, or KBOs, more than 1,000 have been identified, their vast orbits round the sun strongly influenced by the huge gravitational pull of Neptune ... Studies of its orbit suggested it was under the gravitational influence of something other than Neptune....

Getting food to Mars is way cheaper than you might think

Edit Business Insider 16 Jul 2016
Last time we checked, just developing a Space Launch System (SLS) to get all the parts assembled in orbit to build a Mars-going spacecraft was likely to cost about $7 billion. America's best and brightest space companies -- led by Boeing, but with a lot of help from Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK, and Aerojet Rocketdyne -- are hard at work getting SLS operational already....

Russia Is Building a Nuclear Space Bomber

Edit Slashdot 16 Jul 2016
With nukes. Lt. Col ... Petersburg who is overseeing the space plane's development, said the orbital bomber would be flight-ready by 2020 ... Thanks to its orbital capability, the bomber would be able to nuke any target on Earth no longer than two hours after taking off, Solodovnikov claimed ... ....

CID issues lookout notice for accused

Edit The Times of India 16 Jul 2016
CID sleuths investigating the alleged kidnap and ransom case involving DSP Kallappa Handibag, and his suicide, have issued a lookout circular (LOC) to trace the accused, who are absconding. CID sleuths who issued the circular with photos of the three accused - Praveen Khandya, Abhiram and Naveen Shetty - and announced a reward for the person who ......

The Offbeat: Pokestop fails, Jaws, a better butt

Edit AZ Central 16 Jul 2016
Every week, the crew of the satellite station in geosynchronous orbit over Gilbert monitors Earth communications for the weirdest news. Here are this week’s top picks, including a synthetic kiester, beaver attacks and Colorado’s mystery bear ... ....

Extra leave for harass victims

Edit The Telegraph India 16 Jul 2016
Leave of up to 90 days granted to women central government employees who have filed complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace could be in addition to leave they are otherwise entitled to, a circular issued yesterday suggests ... ....

Ministry warns against unauthorised drugs

Edit Khaleej Times 16 Jul 2016
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoH) has issued five circulars warning the public against using several dietary supplements, a senior official at the ministry said on Saturday ... Despite the ministry's circulars and warnings, a segment of the society continue consuming unauthorised drugs, dietary supplements and aphrodisiacs, he said, alerting the public not to use such products ... FDA warning ... Sibutramine, fluoxetine and sildenafil....

NASA Sails Full-Speed Ahead in Solar System Exploration (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Jul 2016
(Source. Jet Propulsion Laboratory) ... This exciting set of orbits, called the Grand Finale, will be like a whole new mission, with new views and profound new scientific insights ... The Opportunity and Curiosity rovers are traversing Martian soil, while MAVEN, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and Mars Odyssey are cruising the Martian skies above ... News Media Contact. Felicia Chou ... 2016-188....

Neighbours spoiler: Everyone wonders who is attacking Sonya

Edit Digital Spy 16 Jul 2016
Elsewhere, Paige still has no luck trying to apologise to Piper ... However, when Lauren suspects she is deliberately putting herself in Jack's orbit, she insists Paige keeps her distance.  Paige disregards her mother and when she is confronted with a shirtless, hot and sweaty Jack sparring with Dustin, she takes out her frustrations by stripping down to her sports gear and taking Jack's place in the ring ... ....

Oppn. throws a punch at govt.

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016
Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala has termed as mysterious, the government decision to go on appeal against the Chief Information Commissioner’s (CIC) order to publicise the State Cabinet decisions. Mr ... He accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of conducting himself like a despot ... Posting on website ... The previous government had issued two circulars for posting Cabinet decision on the government website ... ....

Warkaris of Nivrutti Nath Palkhi back to Nashik from Pandharpur

Edit The Times of India 16 Jul 2016
NASHIK. The palanquin procession of Nivrutti Nath Maharaj, taken out from Trimbakeshwar, reached Pandharpur on the eve of Ashadhi Ekadashi day. More than 1 lakh devotees reached Pandharpur with this procession ... They were given rousing welcome by devotees in city ... They walked 355 kms in 25 days ... This year, Ringan (a circular pattern or arrangement which is followed by the Warkaris) was celebrated at three locations across the route....

Freddie Freeman has cancerous mole surgically removed

Edit Atlanta Journal 16 Jul 2016
Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was in the lineup after having a cancerous mole surgically removed from his upper back three days ago. He received test results Friday that abnormal cells were present, but Freeman returned from the All-Star break saying he's cancer-free following the procedure ... "They said that with your family history, just take it out, so that's what I did," he said ... "They said the mole's not circular ... ....
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