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NASA probe to plunge into the Sun to unravel its mysteries

NASAWashington, June 17: NASA has started work on a mis

A friend by your side really can turn mountains into molehills

London, June 16 : It is rightly said, “a friend is a hand that is always holding yours,” a new study has shown that having a friend by your side can certainly turn mountain-like hurdles into molehi

How to stand up to a bully

Washington, June 16 : Rude behavior can make you want to scream, but confronting a rude person isn't easy either. And so, a leading researcher has come to your rescue with a new book.

NASA to let media inspect damage to launch pad at Kennedy

NASAWashington - The US space agency NASA was set Monday

There’s no such thing as ‘normal behaviour’ on the Internet

London, June 16 : Cyberspace is one domain where the word ‘normal’ just doesn’t apply to the way people behave, says a new research.

Astronomers discover three “super-Earths” orbiting a nearby star

Canberra, June 16: Astronomers have discovered a batch of three “super-Earths” orbiting a nearby star, and two other solar systems with small planets as well, which suggests that Earth-like planets may be very common.

The discovery was made by Michel Mayor and colleagues from Switzerland’s Geneva Observatory, who used the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher or HARPS, a telescope at La Silla observatory in Chile, to find the planets.

According to a report in The Australian, the trio of planets orbit a star slightly less massive than our Sun, 42 light-years away towards the southern Doradus and Pictor constellations.

The planets are bigger than Earth - one is 4.2 times the mass, one is 6.7 times and the third is 9.4 times.

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