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Strange exoplanet that behaves like the long-sought ‘Planet Nine’

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A Jupiter-like planet called HD106906 b, which orbits two stars 336 light-years away, could shed light on the hypothesised member of our Solar System known as ‘Planet Nine’.  HD106906 b, which is around 11 times the mass of Jupiter, is an exoplanet – a planet outside our Solar System.  It resides a whopping 738 astronomical units away from its … Read more

Man broke baby’s leg using it as drumstick but will avoid jail if he behaves himself for six months

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Man, 22, broke six-week-old baby’s femur by using boy’s legs and arms as ‘drumsticks’ in cruel game but will avoid jail if he behaves himself for six months Lee Walker was caring for tot when he injured him and left him crying in agony He didn’t mention incident to child’s mother before making tearful confession … Read more

Einstein was right: Star orbiting the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole behaves as he predicted

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A star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy does so in a way that proves physicist Albert Einstein right – again. The star, called S2, orbits Sagittarius A* in a rosette shape, blipping out from the elliptical orbit at random points – an idea predicted by Einstein over … Read more