Juno safely completes first of 36 Jupiter flybys
Space science has had a very remarkable year, not counting the advances made in launching and landing rockets. Just a little over a year ago, New Horizons made history by passing the former planet Pluto. And just last month, the Juno probe reached fame when it finally reached Jupiter. It, too, is now making history has NASA reported a successful and uneventful flyby of the planet. And although it is just the first of 36 flybys scheduled for its mission, it takes the probe closest to the largest..>> view originalHonor 8 hands-on review
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A group of scientists have returned to the outside world after they spent the last year living on "Mars" - without leaving Earth.Three men and three women, from countries including the US, Germany and the UK, were sent into isolation in a mountain-top dome in August 2015 to simulate what it would be like to live on the red planet. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Mars scientists emerge from simulation Knife attacks at Notting Hill Carnival ..>> view originalGreat Barrier Reef Has Been Hiding A Massive New Reef, Australian Scientists Discover
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Come tomorrow and the iconic American SUV manufacturer, Jeep will make its official debut in India for the first time. Along with the launch of the company in India, the automaker will also be launching three of its best selling SUV in our country as well. These include the Wrangler unlimited, the Grand Cherokee and the Grand Cherokee SRT. The manufacturer is part of the Fiat Chrysler group, but as we told you earlier, it will not be selling its cars from Fiat dealerships but rather through sepa..>> view originalMohamed Amin Ahmed, an average man, takes on Islamic State online
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