Subham Kanthwal

Six unusual, vaporising planets have shown scientists a new way to find alien worlds around other stars. The new method of planet hunting involves seeking out stars surrounded by gas clouds. Such stars likely have planets in their orbits that circle too close and slowly vaporise from the heat — a process called ablation. A group of astronomers at The Open University in England has pinpointed three such stars surrounded by gas clouds, and discovered exoplanets circling all three.

The online application window for the Karnataka Land Surveyor vacancies is already open and candidate can visit the official website of Karnataka land records department to submit online job application form. The last date to submit the online application form for the Land Surveyor post is January 21, 2020.

MUMBAI: Railways skipper Karn Sharma led from the front, as he hit a gritty century and helped his team take a massive 152-run first innings lead against Mumbai on the second day of their Elite Group B Ranji Trophy game on Thursday. In their second essay, Mumbai were struggling at 64/3, as the 41-time domestic champions, are still trailing by 88 runs.