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In October last year, an Antares rocket, which was carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), exploded a few seconds after the liftoff. There were no injuries, but the Cygnus spacecraft that the rocket was carrying was destroyed in the mishap. Soon after that, Orbital Sciences Corp. and AJ26 rocket supplier embroiled in a debate over the explosion.

Orbital ATK blamed fault in a turbopump for the accident, while Aerojet Rocketdyne said Foreign Object Debris (FOD) was the culprit. Now, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed that it was not FOD, but AJ26's turbopump that was responsible for the explosion.

People from San Diego to San Francisco shared videos and photos of a strangely bright light in the skies online, on Saturday night. People wondered whether it was a UFO, a comet of a part of the Taurid meteor shower or what? But, the explanation came out to be quite simple. The light had originated from a planned test firing of Trident SLBM missile. The missile was test fired by a submarine close to Point Mugu.

A Navy Spokesman, Cmdr. Ryan Perry, said that such launches are carried out often to ensure continuing reliability of the systems and information on the tests are classified till the execution of the tests. Even people living at far off places such as Nevada and Arizona were able to see the light.

Mark Zuckerberg has been known for a long list of work he and his company has done in collaboration. The Breakthrough Prize is one among them, which the Facebook chief executive officer created with Russian billionaire Yuri Milner in 2013.

Breakthrough Prize is a scientific award and the award show is very much like Oscar for scientists, said Zuckerber. The award is majorly for scientists with a mix of academics, Silicon Valley luminaries, and Hollywood stars.

This year's show, which is all set to take place on Sunday night will be hosted by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane.

The World Bank through its latest report has warned efforts made to curb greenhouse gas emission can push over 100-million people into poverty by 2030, if no climate-smart developments are made.

The report has been released a few weeks before the United Nations climate conference that has been scheduled to take place in Paris. According to the report, Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty, has found that several poor throughout the world are already under high risk due to rising climate like crop failure due to less rainfall, rise in food prices, and increases in occurrence of diseases after heat waves and floods.

We hear a lot about several celestial events and some lucky ones on earth also get an opportunity to enjoy these celestial shows. But the one that happened this weekend was not only rare, but also breathtaking in which Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Moon formed an amazing alignment.

Three planets along with the Moon were clearly visible to some viewers. Anyone could get their clear view in the southeast sky where the four heavenly bodies gathered together.

Some say that the celestial alignment of this weekend had several beliefs linked to it. According to some experts, this rare alignment was part of the celestial attraction in the predawn sky.

According to the largest, longest study of teen obesity surgery, huge weight loss and health gains can last for at least three years, and many have said that it's worth the risks.

During the study, a Cincinnati nursing student Miranda Taylor had surgery at the age of 16 when she weighed 265 pounds. She said that she feels awesome, and it was like a new life for her. Post surgery, she lost over 100 pounds, along with pre-diabetes, extreme depression and an obesity-related hormonal condition.