Saturn rings born from moon’s death spiral theory
A new study in Nature proposes Saturn’s rings formed as a moon vanished in a 10 000 year death spiral while a surrounding hydrogen gas disk built and destroyed moons. Ice stripped from a large moon left rings that later coalesced into inner moons like Tethys, with Saturn now hosting 62 moons including many named by Cassini.
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Terror attack shocks Stockholm with two blasts and a death
In central Stockholm on a shopping Saturday two explosions and a later fatal blast killed the suspected bomber and wounded two others. A car bomb and smaller blasts sparked chaos as bystanders fled. A preattack audio cites jihad and Sweden’s Afghanistan mission. police investigate whether the speaker is the bomber. UK authorities searched a Bedfordshire property linked to the suspect’s possible residence and studies.
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South Korea May Act Against North Over Recent Attacks
Former CIA director Dennis Blair said South Korea is losing patience with North Korea and will likely pursue lower level military actions. He noted Seoul's public support for a stronger response after North Korea sank a South Korean ship and shelled a nearby island, killing four and fourty six sailors. Blair urged united Korea under Seoul with Chinese influence to end the division, though Beijing prefers continued separation.
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South Korean fishing boat sinks with 22 feared dead
A South Korean vessel sank in Antarctic waters with 22 sailors feared dead. Five bodies were confirmed, and 20 crew members were rescued shortly after the sinking in the frigid open sea where deep-water fish are trawled.
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