QUICKREADS

Jupiter's closest approach to Earth in 59 years. NASA gives details
Jupiter - the biggest planet in our solar system- will be in opposition from the viewpoint of Earth's surface in 59 years - a potential delight for stargazers. While Jupiter's opposition occurs every 13 months, this time it will be different for a reason. Jupiter will reach its closest approach to Earth on Monday, coinciding with opposition. Jupiter will be approximately 590 million-km distant from Earth at the moment, as it was in 1963.

Tim Friede: Man bitten by snakes hundreds of times helps create broad antivenom
Tim Friede, a self-taught snake enthusiast, endured hundreds of venomous bites, enabling researchers to develop a potentially groundbreaking antivenom. His unique antibodies could help treat snakebite victims globally, particularly in India, by neutralizing toxins across multiple snake species.