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Posted: 2011-11-28 17:57:26 UTC+05:30 Planetary scientists have discovered what they claim is an unusual multiple-planet solar system containing a super-Earth and two Neptunesized planets orbiting in resonance with each other. A team led by Bill Cochran of The University of Texas at Austin, used NASAs Kepler spacecraft to discover the multi -planet system. The planets have been designated b, c, and d. All three planets orbit much closer to Kepler-18 , a star similar to the sun , say the scientists. Planet b weighs in at about 6.9 times the mass of Earth, and is twice Earths size and considered a super-Earth with a 3.5-day period; planet c has a mass of about 17 Earths, is about 5.5 times Earths size and orbits Kepler-18 in 7.6 days. Planet d weighs in at 16 Earths, at 7 times Earths size, and has a 14.9-day orbit.
conjunction with meteorological data gathered from Everest. The exact height of the worlds tallest peak is also being re-measured in a separate Nepali project attempting to end confusion on the issue.
Vivek Express is the longest running train in India, and 8th longest in the world. This weekly train runs a total distance of 4,286 km from Dibrugarh in upper Assam, to Kanyakumari at the southern tip of Tamil Nadu, that will be covered in 82:30 hours. There are 52 halts spanning across a total of 615 intermediate railway stations Himsagar Express was previously the longest running train in India.