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Three habitable planets found orbiting nearby star Gliese 667C 22 light years away By Eric Brown International Business Times According to the European Southern Observatory’s announcement, the three planets exist inside Gliese 667C’s habitable zone, the region that is neither too hot nor too cold to sustain liquid water, meaning that the planets may be […]

China’s Shenzhou-10 astronauts return to Earth BBC News A capsule carrying three Chinese astronauts has landed safely after a 15-day mission in space. The astronauts travelled on the Shenzhou-10 craft to China’s space laboratory, the Tiangong-1. They completed manual docking exercises and astronaut Wang Yaping gave a video lecture to students back on Earth. The […]

Chinese astronaut Yaping delivers space lecture   PTI BEIJING- China’s second woman astronaut Wang Yaping, who is currently orbiting the Earth in an experimental spacelab, has become the country’s first space teacher as she delivered a lecture to over 60 million Chinese students about various aspects life in space. In a 45 minutes lecture, Wang, […]

Frederick Douglass statue unveiled inside the U.S. Capitol The New York Times WASHINGTON — Frederick Douglass, the enslave African turned abolitionist, believed in freedom and equality for “all of us, regardless of our race, gender, religion or sexual orientation,” his great-great-granddaughter said Wednesday at the unveiling of a statue of Douglass in the Capitol. The […]

Thousands hail Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th coronation anniversary Queen’s diamond jubilee year seen as huge success for monarchy CBC News A fanfare of trumpets and cheering crowds greeted Queen Elizabeth today to celebrate the 60th anniversary of her coronation with a service at Westminster Abbey featuring a priceless crown that has adorned the heads of […]

NASA: Rover radiation data poses manned Mars mission dilemma Data from NASA Rover’s Voyage to Mars Aids Planning NASA PASADENA, Calif. — Measurements taken by NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission as it delivered the Curiosity rover to Mars in 2012 are providing NASA the information it needs to design systems to protect human explorers from […]

2013 Victory Day parade at the Red Square in Moscow Russia celebrates WWII Victory Day over Nazi Germany The first parade to commemorate the WWII victory was staged on Red Square on June 24, 1945 – over a month after the defeat of Nazi Germany – under the order of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin RT […]

World Jewish Congress begins in Budapest  Xinhua BUDAPEST- The World Jewish Congress (WJC) got underway in Budapest on Sunday evening with a gala dinner addressed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and WJC President Ronald Lauder. The meeting was opened by Lauder, who thanked the Hungarian prime minister for his presence. He pointed out that […]

2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics emblem launched The Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Emblem launch ceremony was held in Seoul, South Korea, May 3, 2013. Pyeongchang will be the first city in Asia outside Japan to host the Winter Games. Japan held the games in Sapporo in 1972 and Nagano in 1998. ____________________ Organizers of 2018 Pyeongchang […]

George W. Bush Presidential Library dedication Thursday, April 25, 2013 Dilemma X On April 25, 2013, President and Mrs. Bush will commemorate the completion of the George W. Bush Presidential Center — home to the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and the George W. Bush Institute. The Bush Foundation is hosting a dedication […]