Did NASA's Voyager 1 reach interstellar space?

NASA-Voyager-1Washington, July 24 : Researchers have recently raised questions regarding Voyager 1 not reaching in the interstellar space, after it was announced in 2012 that the spacecraft has traveled further from Earth than any other manmade object.

Some scientists have said that the spacecraft was still within the heliosphere, the region of space dominated by the Sun and its wind of energetic particles and has not yet reached the space between the stars. However, two Voyager team scientists have developed a test that claimed could prove once and for all if Voyager 1 has crossed the boundary.

New model designed to explore Titan's atmosphere

titan-atmosphereWashington, July 24 : Prof. Vladimir Krasnopolsky, researcher from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, has designed a new model that provided the latest data of Titan's atmosphere.

The atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon was described by a model that took into account the presence of 83 neutral molecules and33 ions and420 different chemical reactions between them. Despite the fact that Titan has been located much further from the Sun than the Earth and that radiation flux coming from the Sun to the moon was 100 times less, the intensity of UV rays was enough to spur photochemical reactions in the upper layers of Titan's atmosphere.

Israel-Gaza conflict: Israel may be guilty of committing war crimes, warns UN

Navi-PillayLondon, July 24 : The rising tension in Gaza which has already claimed the lives of almost 700 Palestinians may have witnessed war crimes by Israel, the United Nation's top human rights official has alleged.

According to The Independent, referring to the July 16 attack by Israel in which four Palestinian boys were killed on a beach in Gaza, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said in Geneva that there is a strong possibility that international humanitarian laws have been violated in the conflict and an enquiry must be initiated.

First look of Priyanka Chopra's 'Mary Kom' revealed

Priyanka-ChopraNew Delhi, July 24 : Priyanka Chopra has launched the trailer of her upcoming biopic drama film 'Mary Kom' along with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and producer Omung Kumar, in Mumbai.

Speaking about the film in which she is playing the role of Olympic boxing champion Mary Kom, the 'Agneepath' star said, "Whatever I am playing, especially a biopic on a living, breathing person who is almost my age, that was the most difficult thing for me to do. If we are working on a biopic, we have to be very particular".

Najeeb Jung meets Rajnath Singh

Najeeb-Jung-Rajnath-SinghNew Delhi, July 24 : Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Najeeb Jung met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Thursday at the North Block

The meeting comes amidst the demand of the Aam Admi Party that the Delhi Assembly should be dissolved and fresh elections should be held.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has alleged that the BJP is trying to form a government in the national capital. It has also alleged that the BJP was indulging in unethical practices and luring lawmakers to support it to form a government in Delhi.

Kate Moss thinks she had an 'embarrassing' body as teen

Kate-MossLondon, July 24 : English model Kate Moss recently revealed that she wasn't always proud of her body.

During an interview with photographer Nick Knight, the 40-year-old beauty, who had started posing since the age of 14, said that she was really skinny and tiny back then and felt very "self conscious", the Daily Express reported.

She added that she just used to have junk food and snacks back then, as the fashion jobs she had didn't provide food.

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