After the death of Prophet Muhammad’s son Ibrahim, his companions tried to comfort him by saying that a sun eclipsed due to the greatness of his loss. The Prophet corrected them by reminding them that the sun and moon are signs of God; and to not add any superstitions as to why an eclipse happens. A very wise religious lesson from a very wise man.

NASA”s Curiosity has detected a surprising variety of organic molecules on Mars, including compounds tied to the chemistry of life. Some of these molecules may be billions of years old, preserved in ancient clay-rich rocks that once held water. One standout find resembles building blocks of DNA, raising exciting questions about Mars’ past. Although not proof of life, the discovery suggests Mars’ may have once been far more biologically promising than we thought.

The experiment identified more than 20 different chemicals. Among them was a nitrogen-containing molecule with a structure similar to compounds involved in building DNA, something never before detected on Mars. The rover also found benzothiophene, a large sulfur-containing molecule with two connected rings, commonly delivered to planets by meteorites. The same stuff that rained down on Mars from meteorites is what rained down on Earth at the same time, and it probably provided the building blocks for life as we know it on our planet.

On February 13 in 1633, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for a trial before the Roman Catholic Inquisition, accused of defending Copernican........

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