The light from the planet was detected in infrared form by the Spitzer Space Telescope, which also detected the first light from another exoplanet, the gas giant HD 209458 b.

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Sounding like something out of a 1950s B-movie, these giant African land snails eat their way through some surprising stuff, including stucco, plastic recycling bins, signs and more than 500 species of plants, says the Florida Department of Agriculture.

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What is interesting about this star is that it is a former red giant, a so-called "hot B subdwarf".

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In May, two months ahead of schedule, the floating armada assembled by Royal Dutch Shell (nyse: RDS-B - news - people ) completed repairs on its giant Mars tension-leg platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

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The giant half-dome shelters are an essential part of the bomber fleet as the B-2 requires a controlled environment for repairs on the aircraft's delicate skin that allows it to fly undetected by radar.

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