Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth. The unexpected size of the newly discovered world, called TOI 5205b, has led researchers to call it the forbidden planet. About the size of Jupiter, it was spotted by researchers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS.
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Lewis Hamilton extends Mercedes contract
Lewis Hamilton will remain a Mercedes driver in Formula One until at least the end of the 2025 season after the team announced a contract extension on Thursday.
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Fifth body found in Sicily yacht wreck
A fifth body has been found in the search for those missing from the Bayesian superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily earlier in the week. It had been located on the yacht but has not yet been recovered or identified. The news comes after four bodies were found by divers earlier Wednesday.
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A drone attack kills at least 43 in Sudan
A drone attack Sunday on an open market south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 43 people as the military and a powerful rival paramilitary group battle for control of the country.
