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Life beyond earth? Water-rich exoplanets discovered outside our solar system: Report
What are exoplanets? According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, an exoplanet is a planet that is orbiting other stars beyond our solar system. Nasa's Kepler Space Telescope has shown that the galaxy has more numbers of planets than stars. Nasa estimates that apart from iron or carbon, some may have an abundance of water or ice. Rocky planets were left with very thin atmospheres, making up a largely exposed rocky surface.

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.