Tech giant Amazon is requesting permission from US communications regulators to deploy more than 4,500 additional satellites which are to be part of the company's effort to deliver broadband internet to areas around the world with no access to high-speed internet.

Previously, Amazon had unveiled plans to spend at least $10 billion for 3236 satellites under its Project Kuiper programme.

Late on Thursday, it asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approval to deploy a total of 7,774 satellites for the project.

On Monday, Amazon asked the FCC for approval to launch and operate two prototype satellites by the end of 2022.

Amazon said in its filing the satellites "will serve households, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations around the world, including in geographic areas where reliable broadband remains lacking."

"Although connectivity has improved on a global basis, only 51% of the global population, and 44% of the population of developing countries, are online," the company filing said.

Project Kuiper plan was approved by the FCC for the constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites to compete with the Starlink network being built out by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Amazon has sparred with Musk, recently accusing the billionaire of ignoring a variety of government-imposed rules.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Musk are rivals in the private space launch business. Bezos' Blue Origin had challenged the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to SpaceX but a judge rejected the challenge on Thursday.

(With inputs from agencies)

Tech giant Amazon is requesting permission from US communications regulators to deploy more than 4,500 additional satellites which are to be part of the company's effort to deliver broadband internet to areas around the world with no access to high-speed internet.

Tech giant Amazon is requesting permission from US communications regulators to deploy more than 4,500 additional satellites which are to be part of the company's effort to deliver broadband internet to areas around the world with no access to high-speed internet. Previously, Amazon had unveiled plans to spend at least $10 billion for 3236 satellites under its Project Kuiper programme. Late on Thursday, it asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approval to deploy a total of 7,774 satellites for the project. On Monday, Amazon asked the FCC for approval to launch and operate two prototype satellites by the end of 2022. Amazon said in its filing the satellites "will serve households, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations around the world, including in geographic areas where reliable broadband remains lacking." "Although connectivity has improved on a global basis, only 51% of the global population, and 44% of the population of developing countries, are online," the company filing said. Project Kuiper plan was approved by the FCC for the constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites to compete with the Starlink network being built out by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Amazon has sparred with Musk, recently accusing the billionaire of ignoring a variety of government-imposed rules. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Musk are rivals in the private space launch business. Bezos' Blue Origin had challenged the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to SpaceX but a judge rejected the challenge on Thursday. (With inputs from agencies)

Amazon asks permission to deploy 4,500 more satellites to bring internet to remote locations

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday held talks with Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron as part annual India-France Strategic Dialogue. The 35th session of the Indo-French strategic dialogue came in the backdrop of the bilateral meet between PM Modi and French President on the sidelines of G20 summit in Rome.

"France stressed its continuing commitment to the Indo Pacific region, as a resident power, and partnership with India as a major pillar of its Indo Pacific strategy," said Indian embassy in Paris.

As per the statement released by the embassy, the Indian NSA "reiterated that France is one of India’s premier global and Indo Pacific partners" while welcoming EU’s Indo Pacific strategy and looking "forward to French presidency of the EU in the first half of 2022" which will be an "opportunity to give further shape to EU’s engagement in the Indo Pacific region, including in security, connectivity, sustainability and economic development,"&nbsp;

The talks and assurance from France are key developments given the AUKUS pact between US, UK and Australia, which has miffed France

A submarine deal between France and Australia has to be junked in order to sign AUKUS pact. Paris has already termed this "stab in the back"

There were worries over France's engagement in the Indo Pacific, as New Delhi hoped for an early patch up between 2 of its key partners--France and Australia.

The Indian and French sides discussed a number of issues during the meet including long-term challenges in the Indo-Pacific, situation in Afghanistan, Africa, Southeast Asia and West Asia along with issues like terror and threats in maritime, cyber and space domains.&nbsp;

During the visit, NSA also met French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly. A release by French foreign ministry said that the minister,"underscored the importance of the mutual trust between France and India, as well as that of the Indo-French partnership in working to strengthen multilateralism and defend a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law."

Climate crisis was also discussed during the various meetings. The International Solar Alliance is an Indo-French initiative that harnesses the energy of the Sun. The initiative was proposed by Indian Narendra PM Modi at the Paris Climate Summit in 2015.

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday held talks with Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron as part annual India-France Strategic Dialogue.

Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday held talks with Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron as part annual India-France Strategic Dialogue. The 35th session of the Indo-French strategic dialogue came in the backdrop of the bilateral meet between PM Modi and French President on the sidelines of G20 summit in Rome. "France stressed its continuing commitment to the Indo Pacific region, as a resident power, and partnership with India as a major pillar of its Indo Pacific strategy," said Indian embassy in Paris. As per the statement released by the embassy, the Indian NSA "reiterated that France is one of India’s premier global and Indo Pacific partners" while welcoming EU’s Indo Pacific strategy and looking "forward to French presidency of the EU in the first half of 2022" which will be an "opportunity to give further shape to EU’s engagement in the Indo Pacific region, including in security, connectivity, sustainability and economic development," The talks and assurance from France are key developments given the AUKUS pact between US, UK and Australia, which has miffed France A submarine deal between France and Australia has to be junked in order to sign AUKUS pact. Paris has already termed this "stab in the back" There were worries over France's engagement in the Indo Pacific, as New Delhi hoped for an early patch up between 2 of its key partners--France and Australia. The Indian and French sides discussed a number of issues during the meet including long-term challenges in the Indo-Pacific, situation in Afghanistan, Africa, Southeast Asia and West Asia along with issues like terror and threats in maritime, cyber and space domains. During the visit, NSA also met French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly. A release by French foreign ministry said that the minister,"underscored the importance of the mutual trust between France and India, as well as that of the Indo-French partnership in working to strengthen multilateralism and defend a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law." Climate crisis was also discussed during the various meetings. The International Solar Alliance is an Indo-French initiative that harnesses the energy of the Sun. The initiative was proposed by Indian Narendra PM Modi at the Paris Climate Summit in 2015.

France assures of commitment in Indo-Pacific during NSA Doval's Paris visit

The fire in the ICU of a hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district is one more in a series of devastating blazes in the state, claiming lives of coronavirus patients.

Eleven Covid patients being treated in the ICU died in the blaze in the district hospital at Ahmednagar on Saturday. On April 23 this year, when the second wave of the pandemic was at its peak, 13 Covid patients died as fire engulfed the ICU of the Vijay Vallabh Hospital in Virar, around 60 km from Mumbai.&nbsp;

There were 90 patients in the hospital, 18 of them in the ICU, when the fire broke out after a blast in the AC unit. The dead included six women and eight men.&nbsp;

Ten coronavirus patients died in a fire at a hospital in the eastern suburb of Bhandup in Mumbai on March 26. The fire broke out in Dreams Mall, which housed a Covid-designated hospital. It raged for over 40 hours. The dead included those on ventilator support.&nbsp;

As many as 24 Covid patients on life support died at the civic hospital in Nashik on April 21 after a leak in the medical oxygen tank. The leakage from an oxygen tank caused disruption in oxygen supply for around 30 minutes, which led to the deaths of patients who were on oxygen support.&nbsp;

All the victims were on ventilators and in need of constant oxygen supply. Around 150 patients were either oxygen-dependent or on ventilators. The year began on a tragic note when 10 infants died in a fire at a special new-born care unit of the Bhandara district hospital on January 9.&nbsp;

Seventeen infants, aged one to three months, were in the ward at the time of the tragedy. A probe panel had suggested that trained engineers should be employed at government hospitals that mainly rely on the public works department (PWD) for maintenance work. The six-member committee, comprising health officials, electrical engineers and fire officials, found that the fire in the sick newborn care unit (SNCU) of the Bhandara district general hospital spread from a radiant warmer and electrical wiring system connected to it in the ?outborn section?.&nbsp;

On April 28, four patients were killed after a fire broke out at the private Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa in Mumbra locality near Thane. The hospital had no Covid patients. In April this year, a major fire broke out in a building housing a private Covid care centre in Chandwad town in Nashik district. Around 22 patients admitted at the facility were shifted to the sub-district hospital in the town as a precaution.

The fire in the ICU of a hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district is one more in a series of devastating blazes in the state, claiming lives of coronavirus patients.

The fire in the ICU of a hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district is one more in a series of devastating blazes in the state, claiming lives of coronavirus patients. Eleven Covid patients being treated in the ICU died in the blaze in the district hospital at Ahmednagar on Saturday. On April 23 this year, when the second wave of the pandemic was at its peak, 13 Covid patients died as fire engulfed the ICU of the Vijay Vallabh Hospital in Virar, around 60 km from Mumbai. There were 90 patients in the hospital, 18 of them in the ICU, when the fire broke out after a blast in the AC unit. The dead included six women and eight men. Ten coronavirus patients died in a fire at a hospital in the eastern suburb of Bhandup in Mumbai on March 26. The fire broke out in Dreams Mall, which housed a Covid-designated hospital. It raged for over 40 hours. The dead included those on ventilator support. As many as 24 Covid patients on life support died at the civic hospital in Nashik on April 21 after a leak in the medical oxygen tank. The leakage from an oxygen tank caused disruption in oxygen supply for around 30 minutes, which led to the deaths of patients who were on oxygen support. All the victims were on ventilators and in need of constant oxygen supply. Around 150 patients were either oxygen-dependent or on ventilators. The year began on a tragic note when 10 infants died in a fire at a special new-born care unit of the Bhandara district hospital on January 9. Seventeen infants, aged one to three months, were in the ward at the time of the tragedy. A probe panel had suggested that trained engineers should be employed at government hospitals that mainly rely on the public works department (PWD) for maintenance work. The six-member committee, comprising health officials, electrical engineers and fire officials, found that the fire in the sick newborn care unit (SNCU) of the Bhandara district general hospital spread from a radiant warmer and electrical wiring system connected to it in the ?outborn section?. On April 28, four patients were killed after a fire broke out at the private Prime Criticare Hospital at Kausa in Mumbra locality near Thane. The hospital had no Covid patients. In April this year, a major fire broke out in a building housing a private Covid care centre in Chandwad town in Nashik district. Around 22 patients admitted at the facility were shifted to the sub-district hospital in the town as a precaution.

Maharashtra: One more blaze, same old woes as Covid patients die in hospitals

UK's Prince Charles will attend ceremonies in Barbados as the Caribbean island officially drops Queen Elizabeth a head of state and becomes a republic. Prince Charles' visit to Barbados was announced by his office on Friday.

Barbados became independent in 1966 but Queen Elizabeth remains head of state. She is represented by a governor-general.

On November 30 -- the 55th anniversary of independence -- Sandra Mason, the 72-year-old current governor-general of Barbados, will be sworn in as its first president.

Charles, 72, will be the guest of honour at the celebrations on the invitation of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, his personal office at Clarence House said.

It said the invitation reflected the fact that Charles will become the head of the Commonwealth when he becomes king. Barbados will remain within the 54-nation grouping.

The island, which has a population of just under 300,000, was claimed by the British in 1625. It has sometimes been called "Little England" for its loyalty to British customs.

It is relatively prosperous, and a popular tourist destination: before the Covid-19 pandemic, more than a million tourists visited its idyllic beaches and crystalline waters each year.

Mason announced in September 2020 that the country would break with Britain, saying "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind".

A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said this was "a matter for the government and people of Barbados".

Charles -- who has for several years represented his mother on overseas trips because of her age -- held a bilateral meeting with Mottley at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.

(With inputs from agencies)

UK's Prince Charles will attend ceremonies in Barbados as the Caribbean island officially drops Queen Elizabeth a head of state and becomes a republic. Prince Charles' visit to Barbados was announced by his office on Friday.

UK's Prince Charles will attend ceremonies in Barbados as the Caribbean island officially drops Queen Elizabeth a head of state and becomes a republic. Prince Charles' visit to Barbados was announced by his office on Friday. Barbados became independent in 1966 but Queen Elizabeth remains head of state. She is represented by a governor-general. On November 30 -- the 55th anniversary of independence -- Sandra Mason, the 72-year-old current governor-general of Barbados, will be sworn in as its first president. Charles, 72, will be the guest of honour at the celebrations on the invitation of Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, his personal office at Clarence House said. It said the invitation reflected the fact that Charles will become the head of the Commonwealth when he becomes king. Barbados will remain within the 54-nation grouping. The island, which has a population of just under 300,000, was claimed by the British in 1625. It has sometimes been called "Little England" for its loyalty to British customs. It is relatively prosperous, and a popular tourist destination: before the Covid-19 pandemic, more than a million tourists visited its idyllic beaches and crystalline waters each year. Mason announced in September 2020 that the country would break with Britain, saying "the time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind". A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said this was "a matter for the government and people of Barbados". Charles -- who has for several years represented his mother on overseas trips because of her age -- held a bilateral meeting with Mottley at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. (With inputs from agencies)

Prince Charles will attend ceremony of Barbados becoming a republic

A New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the home seemed unlikely to survive its encounter with the Supreme Court, based on questioning from the justices Wednesday.

The law requires people seeking a license to carry a handgun in public to show a “proper cause,” and a majority of the justices seemed prepared to say that it imposes an intolerable burden on the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. But several justices seemed open to allowing the state to exclude guns from crowded public settings or other sensitive places.

The Second Amendment protects a constitutional right just as the First Amendment does, Chief Justice John Roberts said. People seeking to exercise either of those rights, he said, should not have to demonstrate to the government that they have a good reason or special need to do so.

“You don’t have to say, when you’re looking for a permit to speak on a street corner or whatever, that, you know, your speech is particularly important,” he said. “So why do you have to show in this case, convince somebody, that you’re entitled to exercise your Second Amendment right?”

At the same time, Roberts was among the justices who asked whether guns could be barred at settings as varied as subways, protests, Yankee Stadium, Times Square on New Year’s Eve and college campuses in New York City.

The hearing “provided a road map for New York to follow,” said Adam Winkler, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of “Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America.”

“The justices appeared convinced that restrictions on guns in sensitive places were constitutionally permissible, with Times Square and the subway as potential illustrations,” he said. “Perhaps we will see New York loosen its permitting requirements but strengthening the restrictions on sensitive places to make it very difficult for carry in New York City.”

Paul D. Clement, a lawyer for the plaintiffs in the case, including two men who were denied licenses to carry handguns at all times, gave cautious answers to questions about restrictions on guns in sensitive places, saying those issues were not part of the dispute before the justices and should be resolved in future cases.

In general, though, and without defining what counts as “sensitive,” he said that “New York is entitled to have laws that say that you can’t have weapons in sensitive places.”

The main point, Clement said, was that “carrying a firearm outside the home is a fundamental constitutional right,” one allowed with few restrictions in 43 states. Those states, he said, included major cities like Phoenix, Houston and Chicago.

Justice Elena Kagan responded that “most people think that Chicago is, like, the world’s worst city with respect to gun violence.”

Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the court should limit its ruling to what he called “the permitting regime.”

“We don’t have to answer all the sensitive places questions in this case, some of which will be challenging no doubt,” he said.

Barbara D. Underwood, New York’s solicitor general, told the court that limits on guns in sensitive places would not be a complete solution.

“You end up having a very big difficulty in specifying what all the places are that have the characteristics that should make them sensitive,” she said. “It has an attractive quality to it, but in implementation, I think it would be unsuccessful.”

But Underwood’s defense of New York’s licensing system did not seem to satisfy a majority of the justices.

She said that “unrestricted permits are more readily available in less populated areas,” setting off a discussion of where it is most valuable to have a gun for self-defense.

“If the purpose of the Second Amendment is to allow people to protect themselves,” Roberts said, “that’s implicated when you’re in a high-crime area. It’s not implicated when you’re out in the woods.”

Underwood said it made sense to allow guns where there is little law enforcement presence. Roberts asked, “How many muggings take place in the forest?”

Justice Samuel Alito asked whether people who work late in Manhattan — “it might be somebody who cleans offices, it might be a doorman at an apartment, it might be a nurse or an orderly, it might be somebody who washes dishes” — would be granted a license if they said they had a dangerous commute through a high-crime area.

“They do not get licenses, is that right?” Alito asked.

Underwood said that was generally correct. “The core right to self-defense,” she said, “doesn’t allow for all to be armed for all possible confrontations in all places.”

There was much discussion of history, including repeated references to the Statute of Northampton of 1328, which appeared to forbid carrying arms to fairs and markets and is cited by some proponents of gun regulation as evidence that the founders did not intend the Second Amendment to preclude limits on the public carrying of firearms.

Clement said that statute was not understood to be “a general prohibition on carrying outside the home but was a prohibition on either carrying unusual and dangerous weapons or using common weapons in a way that terrorized the public.”

Underwood said the statute and the long history of regulating guns where people gather, including in the American colonies and in states at the time of the founding, supported New York’s law.

That point had been pressed by several prominent conservative lawyers, notably J. Michael Luttig, a former federal appeals court judge, in a brief supporting New York. Drawing on originalism, the interpretive method embraced by the conservative legal movement, the brief argued that history showed that government regulations on the carrying of guns in public have been commonplace for centuries.

But several justices said the historical evidence was contested. Justice Stephen Breyer added that judges were ill-suited to the task of doing authentic historical research, calling what they do “law office history.”

“This is a wonderful case for showing both sides,” he said. “So I’m not sure how to deal with the history.”

Kavanaugh said the solution was to start with the text of the Second Amendment, which speaks of a right to keep and bear arms, suggesting that bearing arms happens outside the home.

“There will be tough questions, as the arguments revealed, about what the historical practice shows, but the default or baseline is the text,” he said.

The question of how the Second Amendment applies to carrying guns in public is an open one. When the Supreme Court established an individual right to own guns in 2008 by a 5-4 vote in District of Columbia v. Heller, it addressed only the right to keep firearms in the home for self-defense.

At the same time, it indicated that many kinds of gun regulations are permissible.

“Nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on long-standing prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms,” Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016, wrote for the majority.

The question the justices agreed to decide in Wednesday’s case, New York State Rifle &amp; Pistol Association v. Bruen, No. 20-843, was “whether the state’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.”

But the issue of restricting guns in sensitive places got a lot of attention at Wednesday’s argument. Roberts asked Clement, for instance, whether states could say “you’re not allowed to carry on a university campus.”

He said, “I think the answer to your question is yes.”

Kagan seemed to think that was an important concession. “You know, anybody can walk around the NYU campus,” she said, referring to New York University’s many buildings in and around Greenwich Village.

Clement responded, to laughter, that “NYU doesn’t have much of a campus.”

Kagan disagreed, as did Breyer. “To my mind,” he said, to more laughter, “I think NYU does have a campus.”

Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked about the masses of people who sometimes gather in Manhattan.

“Can’t we just say Times Square on New Year’s Eve is a sensitive place because now we’ve seen, you know, people are on top of each other?” she said. “We’ve had experience with violence, so we’re making a judgment, it’s a sensitive place.”

Underwood said that Times Square is, at least in the absence of a pandemic, always crowded. “When commerce is in full swing,” she said, “Times Square almost every night is shoulder-to-shoulder people.”

A New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the home seemed unlikely to survive its encounter with the Supreme Court, based on questioning from the justices Wednesday.

A New York law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the home seemed unlikely to survive its encounter with the Supreme Court, based on questioning from the justices Wednesday. The law requires people seeking a license to carry a handgun in public to show a “proper cause,” and a majority of the justices seemed prepared to say that it imposes an intolerable burden on the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. But several justices seemed open to allowing the state to exclude guns from crowded public settings or other sensitive places. The Second Amendment protects a constitutional right just as the First Amendment does, Chief Justice John Roberts said. People seeking to exercise either of those rights, he said, should not have to demonstrate to the government that they have a good reason or special need to do so. “You don’t have to say, when you’re looking for a permit to speak on a street corner or whatever, that, you know, your speech is particularly important,” he said. “So why do you have to show in this case, convince somebody, that you’re entitled to exercise your Second Amendment right?” At the same time, Roberts was among the justices who asked whether guns could be barred at settings as varied as subways, protests, Yankee Stadium, Times Square on New Year’s Eve and college campuses in New York City. The hearing “provided a road map for New York to follow,” said Adam Winkler, a law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of “Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America.” “The justices appeared convinced that restrictions on guns in sensitive places were constitutionally permissible, with Times Square and the subway as potential illustrations,” he said. “Perhaps we will see New York loosen its permitting requirements but strengthening the restrictions on sensitive places to make it very difficult for carry in New York City.” Paul D. Clement, a lawyer for the plaintiffs in the case, including two men who were denied licenses to carry handguns at all times, gave cautious answers to questions about restrictions on guns in sensitive places, saying those issues were not part of the dispute before the justices and should be resolved in future cases. In general, though, and without defining what counts as “sensitive,” he said that “New York is entitled to have laws that say that you can’t have weapons in sensitive places.” The main point, Clement said, was that “carrying a firearm outside the home is a fundamental constitutional right,” one allowed with few restrictions in 43 states. Those states, he said, included major cities like Phoenix, Houston and Chicago. Justice Elena Kagan responded that “most people think that Chicago is, like, the world’s worst city with respect to gun violence.” Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the court should limit its ruling to what he called “the permitting regime.” “We don’t have to answer all the sensitive places questions in this case, some of which will be challenging no doubt,” he said. Barbara D. Underwood, New York’s solicitor general, told the court that limits on guns in sensitive places would not be a complete solution. “You end up having a very big difficulty in specifying what all the places are that have the characteristics that should make them sensitive,” she said. “It has an attractive quality to it, but in implementation, I think it would be unsuccessful.” But Underwood’s defense of New York’s licensing system did not seem to satisfy a majority of the justices. She said that “unrestricted permits are more readily available in less populated areas,” setting off a discussion of where it is most valuable to have a gun for self-defense. “If the purpose of the Second Amendment is to allow people to protect themselves,” Roberts said, “that’s implicated when you’re in a high-crime area. It’s not implicated when you’re out in the woods.” Underwood said it made sense to allow guns where there is little law enforcement presence. Roberts asked, “How many muggings take place in the forest?” Justice Samuel Alito asked whether people who work late in Manhattan — “it might be somebody who cleans offices, it might be a doorman at an apartment, it might be a nurse or an orderly, it might be somebody who washes dishes” — would be granted a license if they said they had a dangerous commute through a high-crime area. “They do not get licenses, is that right?” Alito asked. Underwood said that was generally correct. “The core right to self-defense,” she said, “doesn’t allow for all to be armed for all possible confrontations in all places.” There was much discussion of history, including repeated references to the Statute of Northampton of 1328, which appeared to forbid carrying arms to fairs and markets and is cited by some proponents of gun regulation as evidence that the founders did not intend the Second Amendment to preclude limits on the public carrying of firearms. Clement said that statute was not understood to be “a general prohibition on carrying outside the home but was a prohibition on either carrying unusual and dangerous weapons or using common weapons in a way that terrorized the public.” Underwood said the statute and the long history of regulating guns where people gather, including in the American colonies and in states at the time of the founding, supported New York’s law. That point had been pressed by several prominent conservative lawyers, notably J. Michael Luttig, a former federal appeals court judge, in a brief supporting New York. Drawing on originalism, the interpretive method embraced by the conservative legal movement, the brief argued that history showed that government regulations on the carrying of guns in public have been commonplace for centuries. But several justices said the historical evidence was contested. Justice Stephen Breyer added that judges were ill-suited to the task of doing authentic historical research, calling what they do “law office history.” “This is a wonderful case for showing both sides,” he said. “So I’m not sure how to deal with the history.” Kavanaugh said the solution was to start with the text of the Second Amendment, which speaks of a right to keep and bear arms, suggesting that bearing arms happens outside the home. “There will be tough questions, as the arguments revealed, about what the historical practice shows, but the default or baseline is the text,” he said. The question of how the Second Amendment applies to carrying guns in public is an open one. When the Supreme Court established an individual right to own guns in 2008 by a 5-4 vote in District of Columbia v. Heller, it addressed only the right to keep firearms in the home for self-defense. At the same time, it indicated that many kinds of gun regulations are permissible. “Nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on long-standing prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms,” Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016, wrote for the majority. The question the justices agreed to decide in Wednesday’s case, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, No. 20-843, was “whether the state’s denial of petitioners’ applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violated the Second Amendment.” But the issue of restricting guns in sensitive places got a lot of attention at Wednesday’s argument. Roberts asked Clement, for instance, whether states could say “you’re not allowed to carry on a university campus.” He said, “I think the answer to your question is yes.” Kagan seemed to think that was an important concession. “You know, anybody can walk around the NYU campus,” she said, referring to New York University’s many buildings in and around Greenwich Village. Clement responded, to laughter, that “NYU doesn’t have much of a campus.” Kagan disagreed, as did Breyer. “To my mind,” he said, to more laughter, “I think NYU does have a campus.” Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked about the masses of people who sometimes gather in Manhattan. “Can’t we just say Times Square on New Year’s Eve is a sensitive place because now we’ve seen, you know, people are on top of each other?” she said. “We’ve had experience with violence, so we’re making a judgment, it’s a sensitive place.” Underwood said that Times Square is, at least in the absence of a pandemic, always crowded. “When commerce is in full swing,” she said, “Times Square almost every night is shoulder-to-shoulder people.”

Supreme Court appears likely to strike limits on carrying firearms

3D printing has been around for a while. We even have friends who flaunt small keepsakes they say have been 3D-printed. But printing a full house? An entire neighbourhood? Well, this seems to be something out of the ordinary.&nbsp;

A housing project being developed in Austin, Texas, is set to become world's first 3D-printed neighbourhood. It is scheduled to break ground next year.

A digital rendering of the project showed 3D-printed houses with solar cells on the roof. The development project is a collaboration between Lennar, a homebuilding company and ICON, a construction firm specialising in 3D-printing structures. A Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group has co-designed the houses.

Each 3D-printed house would take a week to build. The companies say that houses measuring 3000 square feet in size.

Construction of the neighbourhood in Texas would take place with the help of five 46-foot wide robotic 'Vulcan' printers. These 3D printers will pipe out a concrete mixture called Lavacrete to 'print' the houses.

Although the companies have not disclosed the exact cost of house-building, they say that the cost of 3D-printing a house is less than traditional construction methods.

3D printing has been around for a while. We even have friends who flaunt small keepsakes they say have been 3D-printed. But printing a full house? An entire neighbourhood?

3D printing has been around for a while. We even have friends who flaunt small keepsakes they say have been 3D-printed. But printing a full house? An entire neighbourhood? Well, this seems to be something out of the ordinary. A housing project being developed in Austin, Texas, is set to become world's first 3D-printed neighbourhood. It is scheduled to break ground next year. A digital rendering of the project showed 3D-printed houses with solar cells on the roof. The development project is a collaboration between Lennar, a homebuilding company and ICON, a construction firm specialising in 3D-printing structures. A Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group has co-designed the houses. Each 3D-printed house would take a week to build. The companies say that houses measuring 3000 square feet in size. Construction of the neighbourhood in Texas would take place with the help of five 46-foot wide robotic 'Vulcan' printers. These 3D printers will pipe out a concrete mixture called Lavacrete to 'print' the houses. Although the companies have not disclosed the exact cost of house-building, they say that the cost of 3D-printing a house is less than traditional construction methods.

World's largest 3D-printed neighbourhood to come up in Texas

Earthquakes are usually regarded with fear and though technological and scientific advances have enabled us to study the natural phenomenon in greater detail, there is still no way to predict earthquake with pinpoint precision. Major earthquakes can cause devastation to cities and earthquakes on the ocean floor can trigger tsunamis which can cause damage in even greater area.

But scientists have found that earthquakes have a positive effect as well. It has been found that earthquakes help growth of trees. Trees growing on flat ground are benefitted more than those growing on slopes like mountainsides.

Result of the study has been reported in journal JGR Biogeosciences.

The researchers led by hydrologist Christian Mohr from the University of Potsdam in Germany studied Pinus radiata trees in Chile in the aftermath of a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Maule region in Chile in 2010. Trees growing in valleys as well as on mountainsides were studied.

Tree core samples taken in 2014 showed that trees growing in valleys showed temporary increase in growth. The increase in growth was less among trees growing on mountainsides.

The researchers are ascribing the effect to altered grondwater streams in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Earthquakes are usually regarded with fear and though technological and scientific advances have enabled us to study the natural phenomenon in greater detail, there is still no way to predict earthquake with pinpoint precision.

Earthquakes are usually regarded with fear and though technological and scientific advances have enabled us to study the natural phenomenon in greater detail, there is still no way to predict earthquake with pinpoint precision. Major earthquakes can cause devastation to cities and earthquakes on the ocean floor can trigger tsunamis which can cause damage in even greater area. But scientists have found that earthquakes have a positive effect as well. It has been found that earthquakes help growth of trees. Trees growing on flat ground are benefitted more than those growing on slopes like mountainsides. Result of the study has been reported in journal JGR Biogeosciences. The researchers led by hydrologist Christian Mohr from the University of Potsdam in Germany studied Pinus radiata trees in Chile in the aftermath of a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Maule region in Chile in 2010. Trees growing in valleys as well as on mountainsides were studied. Tree core samples taken in 2014 showed that trees growing in valleys showed temporary increase in growth. The increase in growth was less among trees growing on mountainsides. The researchers are ascribing the effect to altered grondwater streams in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Earthquake helps growth of trees, reveals study

At the White House, Biden called on lawmakers to pass the legislation.

“I’m asking every House member, member of the House of Representatives, to vote yes on both these bills right now,” the president said.

Spooked by Tuesday’s electoral drubbing, Democrats labored to overcome concerns among moderates about the cost and details of a rapidly evolving, $1.85 trillion social safety net and climate plan and push it through over unified Republican opposition. They also hoped to clear a Senate-passed $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill — the largest investment in the nation’s aging public works in a decade — for Biden’s signature.

Top Democratic officials said they were confident they could complete both measures by day’s end, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and her team continued to haggle with holdouts.

Several moderates were pushing for more information about the cost of the sprawling plan, including a nonpartisan analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, the official scorekeeper responsible for calculating the fiscal impact of the 2,135-page legislation.

“I think everyone’s waiting for the CBO to do their job,” said Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, speaking to reporters Friday morning as he left Pelosi’s office, where White House officials were also meeting on next steps.

But Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the majority leader, said the cost estimate would not be ready by the end of the day, and a person familiar with the discussions said a score from the budget office was weeks away from completion.

“We’re working on it,” Hoyer said.

Pelosi spent much of the day Thursday buttonholing lawmakers on the House floor to try to corral support for the social policy bill, which includes monthly payments to families with children, universal prekindergarten, a four-week paid family and medical leave program, health care subsidies and a broad array of climate change initiatives. Biden and members of his Cabinet worked the phones to win over Democratic skeptics.

With Republicans united in opposition, Democrats could afford to lose as few as three votes from their side. As Democrats labored to unite their members behind the bill, Republicans sought to wreak procedural havoc on the House floor, forcing a vote to adjourn the chamber that leaders held open for hours to buy time for their negotiations.

While the Senate approved the $1 trillion infrastructure bill in August, the measure has stalled as progressives have repeatedly refused to supply their votes for it until there is agreement on the other bill.

But the election results from Tuesday confirmed the worst fears of Democrats — who are already worried about losing their slim majorities in the midterms next year — about what would happen if they failed to deliver for voters while controlling the White House and both houses of Congress.

“What I heard loud and clear — and I was walking around with candidates all weekend — was that people want us to act,” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, where Republicans made surprising gains in races Tuesday. “They want us to get things done for them.”

At the White House, Biden called on lawmakers to pass the legislation. “I’m asking every House member, member of the House of Representatives, to vote yes on both these bills right now,” the president said.

At the White House, Biden called on lawmakers to pass the legislation. “I’m asking every House member, member of the House of Representatives, to vote yes on both these bills right now,” the president said. Spooked by Tuesday’s electoral drubbing, Democrats labored to overcome concerns among moderates about the cost and details of a rapidly evolving, $1.85 trillion social safety net and climate plan and push it through over unified Republican opposition. They also hoped to clear a Senate-passed $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill — the largest investment in the nation’s aging public works in a decade — for Biden’s signature. Top Democratic officials said they were confident they could complete both measures by day’s end, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and her team continued to haggle with holdouts. Several moderates were pushing for more information about the cost of the sprawling plan, including a nonpartisan analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, the official scorekeeper responsible for calculating the fiscal impact of the 2,135-page legislation. “I think everyone’s waiting for the CBO to do their job,” said Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, speaking to reporters Friday morning as he left Pelosi’s office, where White House officials were also meeting on next steps. But Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the majority leader, said the cost estimate would not be ready by the end of the day, and a person familiar with the discussions said a score from the budget office was weeks away from completion. “We’re working on it,” Hoyer said. Pelosi spent much of the day Thursday buttonholing lawmakers on the House floor to try to corral support for the social policy bill, which includes monthly payments to families with children, universal prekindergarten, a four-week paid family and medical leave program, health care subsidies and a broad array of climate change initiatives. Biden and members of his Cabinet worked the phones to win over Democratic skeptics. With Republicans united in opposition, Democrats could afford to lose as few as three votes from their side. As Democrats labored to unite their members behind the bill, Republicans sought to wreak procedural havoc on the House floor, forcing a vote to adjourn the chamber that leaders held open for hours to buy time for their negotiations. While the Senate approved the $1 trillion infrastructure bill in August, the measure has stalled as progressives have repeatedly refused to supply their votes for it until there is agreement on the other bill. But the election results from Tuesday confirmed the worst fears of Democrats — who are already worried about losing their slim majorities in the midterms next year — about what would happen if they failed to deliver for voters while controlling the White House and both houses of Congress. “What I heard loud and clear — and I was walking around with candidates all weekend — was that people want us to act,” said Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, where Republicans made surprising gains in races Tuesday. “They want us to get things done for them.”

House Democrats push toward votes on infrastructure and social spending

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Friday branded COP26 climate summit in Glasgow 'failure'. The climate summit in the Scottish city produced what some experts say vague promises to cut emissions even after a week of negotiations.

"It is not a secret that COP26 is a failure," Thunberg told thousands of youth protesters at a march in the Scottish city.&nbsp;

She called the COP26 talks "a two-week long celebration of business as usual and 'blah, blah, blah'." &nbsp;

"This is no longer a climate conference. This is now a global greenwashing festival," Thunberg told cheering crowds.&nbsp;

Delegates from nearly 200 nations are gathered at the COP26 summit to hash out the details of the 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global temperature rises to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius through sweeping emissions cuts.&nbsp;

The first week saw announcements by some countries to phase out coal use and to end foreign fossil fuel funding, but there were few details on how they plan the mass decarbonisation scientists say is needed.

"They cannot ignore the scientific consensus and they cannot ignore us," said Thunberg.

"Our leaders are not leading. This is what leadership looks like," she said gesturing to the crowd.

Thunberg galvanised young people around the world to take action in "Fridays for Future" school strikes - which began with her standing every week outside the Swedish parliament.

The British president of the two-week conference acknowledged that much more needed to be done to secure more ambitious commitments to stop the world's slide into climate catastrophe, urging national negotiators to step up the pace.

(With inputs from agencies)

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Friday branded COP26 climate summit in Glasgow 'failure'. The climate summit in the Scottish city produced what some experts say vague promises to cut emissions even after a week of negotiations.

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Friday branded COP26 climate summit in Glasgow 'failure'. The climate summit in the Scottish city produced what some experts say vague promises to cut emissions even after a week of negotiations. "It is not a secret that COP26 is a failure," Thunberg told thousands of youth protesters at a march in the Scottish city. She called the COP26 talks "a two-week long celebration of business as usual and 'blah, blah, blah'." "This is no longer a climate conference. This is now a global greenwashing festival," Thunberg told cheering crowds. Delegates from nearly 200 nations are gathered at the COP26 summit to hash out the details of the 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global temperature rises to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius through sweeping emissions cuts. The first week saw announcements by some countries to phase out coal use and to end foreign fossil fuel funding, but there were few details on how they plan the mass decarbonisation scientists say is needed. "They cannot ignore the scientific consensus and they cannot ignore us," said Thunberg. "Our leaders are not leading. This is what leadership looks like," she said gesturing to the crowd. Thunberg galvanised young people around the world to take action in "Fridays for Future" school strikes - which began with her standing every week outside the Swedish parliament. The British president of the two-week conference acknowledged that much more needed to be done to secure more ambitious commitments to stop the world's slide into climate catastrophe, urging national negotiators to step up the pace. (With inputs from agencies)

Greta Thunberg calls COP26 climate summit 'a failure'

In an apparent signal of its intentions of keeping heat on over Taiwan, China on Friday said that it will take action and punish Taiwan independence 'diehards'. China said it would ban several Taiwanese politicians from visiting China. The statement has come even as the tension between China and Taiwan is at highest level in years.

China claims Taiwan to be its territory and has even said that it was open to seizing it by force one day.

On Friday, the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing warned that "the mainland will pursue criminal responsibility for Taiwan independence diehards in accordance with the law, to be effective for life".

Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman, named Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang, parliament speaker Yu Shyi-kun and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu as among a minority of independence supporters

Zhu said the politicians "have tried to instigate cross-strait confrontation, maliciously attacked and slandered the mainland... severely undermining cross-strait relations".

Their affiliates would also be restricted from cooperating with mainland organisations and individuals, she said, without giving more details.

Taiwan's Su on Friday brushed off the threat from Beijing, saying he "won't be intimidated".

"It doesn't (rule) Taiwan for one day but it's bossing Taiwan around," Su said of Beijing when asked about the list of "diehards" in parliament.

In 1949, the nationalist Kuomintang party fled to Taiwan after losing the Chinese civil war.

Taiwan, home to 24 million people has since become a democracy and a major tech hub

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said on Friday that "intimidations and threats from an authoritarian regime are unacceptable".&nbsp;

"Taiwan is a democratic society with the rule of law and it's not under the jurisdiction of the other side," it said in a statement.

"If (Beijing) disregards cross-strait relations to intentionally sabotage our democracy... our government will have to take necessary counter moves to protect the safety and welfare of our people, and China will have to take the responsibility for possible consequences."&nbsp;

The statement also said China aims to "create a chilling effect with vile and unfriendly moves" to force people of a different political stance into submission and that "Taiwanese people will never compromise".

Beijing-Taipei ties have plunged since Tsai rose to power in 2016.

"Those who forget their ancestors, betray their motherland and split the country will not come to a good end," Zhu said.

The comments came a day after the head of a visiting European Parliament delegation to Taipei called Taiwan's democracy "a treasure" to be protected, promising to stand with the island.

(With inputs from agencies)

In an apparent signal of its intentions of keeping heat on over Taiwan, China on Friday said that it will take action and punish Taiwan independence 'diehards'. China said it would ban several Taiwanese politicians from visiting China.

In an apparent signal of its intentions of keeping heat on over Taiwan, China on Friday said that it will take action and punish Taiwan independence 'diehards'. China said it would ban several Taiwanese politicians from visiting China. The statement has come even as the tension between China and Taiwan is at highest level in years. China claims Taiwan to be its territory and has even said that it was open to seizing it by force one day. On Friday, the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing warned that "the mainland will pursue criminal responsibility for Taiwan independence diehards in accordance with the law, to be effective for life". Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman, named Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang, parliament speaker Yu Shyi-kun and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu as among a minority of independence supporters Zhu said the politicians "have tried to instigate cross-strait confrontation, maliciously attacked and slandered the mainland... severely undermining cross-strait relations". Their affiliates would also be restricted from cooperating with mainland organisations and individuals, she said, without giving more details. Taiwan's Su on Friday brushed off the threat from Beijing, saying he "won't be intimidated". "It doesn't (rule) Taiwan for one day but it's bossing Taiwan around," Su said of Beijing when asked about the list of "diehards" in parliament. In 1949, the nationalist Kuomintang party fled to Taiwan after losing the Chinese civil war. Taiwan, home to 24 million people has since become a democracy and a major tech hub Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said on Friday that "intimidations and threats from an authoritarian regime are unacceptable". "Taiwan is a democratic society with the rule of law and it's not under the jurisdiction of the other side," it said in a statement. "If (Beijing) disregards cross-strait relations to intentionally sabotage our democracy... our government will have to take necessary counter moves to protect the safety and welfare of our people, and China will have to take the responsibility for possible consequences." The statement also said China aims to "create a chilling effect with vile and unfriendly moves" to force people of a different political stance into submission and that "Taiwanese people will never compromise". Beijing-Taipei ties have plunged since Tsai rose to power in 2016. "Those who forget their ancestors, betray their motherland and split the country will not come to a good end," Zhu said. The comments came a day after the head of a visiting European Parliament delegation to Taipei called Taiwan's democracy "a treasure" to be protected, promising to stand with the island. (With inputs from agencies)

China warns of action against Taiwan independence 'diehards'

Situation in Ethiopia is heating up as state media said on Friday that Ethiopian army had called on former army personnel to rejoin in order to fight Tigrayan forces advancing towards country's capital Addis Ababa. Nine anti-government factions have formed a new alliance with an aim of pushing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government out.

The anti-government alliance is called United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces and it includes forces of Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) which has been fighting against Ethiopia's federal forces. The 1-yearl-old conflict has killed thousands of people and forced more than two million out of their homes.

The federal army has appealed to former army personnel to rejoin setting the deadline of November 24.

In the past week, the government and local authorities have also told civilians in the capital to register their weapons and prepare to defend their neighburhoods.

African and Western nations have called for an immediate ceasefire

"We are considering establishing a transitional arrangement and we have agreed that the regime in power at this time must go as soon as possible," TPLF's Yohanees Abraha was quoted by Reuters as saying.

The nascent alliance was not in touch with Abiy's government but planned to begin liaising with foreign governments and bodies, he said.

Abiy's spokesperson, Billene Seyoum, asked for reaction to the formation of the alliance, referred Reuters to a comment she posted on Twitter in which she defended Abiy's rule since he took office in 2018.

She said in the post the opening of political space after Abiy took office provided ample opportunity for the opposition to settle differences at the ballot box. Abiy's party was re-elected in June. She did not refer directly to the new alliance.

Attorney General Gedion Temothewos called the alliance "a publicity stunt" and said some of the groups had a track record of "ethnic cleansing2.

TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda also did not respond to requests for comment on Friday.

CEASEFIRE CALLS

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called for a ceasfire, saying: "The conflict in Ethiopia must come to an end."

The spokespeople for the Ethiopian government and the TPLF did not respond to requests for comment on Blinken's call. On Thursday, the government's communication department said in a statement: "This is not a Country that Crumbles under Foreign Propaganda! We are fighting an existential war!"

(With inputs from agencies)

Situation in Ethiopia is heating up as state media said on Friday that Ethiopian army had called on former army personnel to rejoin in order to fight Tigrayan forces advancing towards country's capital Addis Ababa.

Situation in Ethiopia is heating up as state media said on Friday that Ethiopian army had called on former army personnel to rejoin in order to fight Tigrayan forces advancing towards country's capital Addis Ababa. Nine anti-government factions have formed a new alliance with an aim of pushing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government out. The anti-government alliance is called United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces and it includes forces of Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) which has been fighting against Ethiopia's federal forces. The 1-yearl-old conflict has killed thousands of people and forced more than two million out of their homes. The federal army has appealed to former army personnel to rejoin setting the deadline of November 24. In the past week, the government and local authorities have also told civilians in the capital to register their weapons and prepare to defend their neighburhoods. African and Western nations have called for an immediate ceasefire "We are considering establishing a transitional arrangement and we have agreed that the regime in power at this time must go as soon as possible," TPLF's Yohanees Abraha was quoted by Reuters as saying. The nascent alliance was not in touch with Abiy's government but planned to begin liaising with foreign governments and bodies, he said. Abiy's spokesperson, Billene Seyoum, asked for reaction to the formation of the alliance, referred Reuters to a comment she posted on Twitter in which she defended Abiy's rule since he took office in 2018. She said in the post the opening of political space after Abiy took office provided ample opportunity for the opposition to settle differences at the ballot box. Abiy's party was re-elected in June. She did not refer directly to the new alliance. Attorney General Gedion Temothewos called the alliance "a publicity stunt" and said some of the groups had a track record of "ethnic cleansing2. TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda also did not respond to requests for comment on Friday. CEASEFIRE CALLS U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called for a ceasfire, saying: "The conflict in Ethiopia must come to an end." The spokespeople for the Ethiopian government and the TPLF did not respond to requests for comment on Blinken's call. On Thursday, the government's communication department said in a statement: "This is not a Country that Crumbles under Foreign Propaganda! We are fighting an existential war!" (With inputs from agencies)

Ethiopian army calls on ex-servicemen to rejoin to fight opposing forces

Our constant search for answer to whether we are alone in the universe involves detection of water. The simple liquid has a great significance in finding life in space as it has cradled life on our very own planet. Water has been found and even predicted to be present elsewhere in out solar system but now scientists have found a galaxy that represents farthest distance from Earth where water has been found.

Scientists from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found evidence of water in a galaxy named SPT0311-58. The galaxy is 12.8 billion light-years away from Earth.

Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/andromeda-galaxy-has-a-weird-shape-in-the-middle-astronomers-now-know-why-426752">Andromeda galaxy has a weird shape in the middle, astronomers now know why</a>

The scientists used Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile to gaze at the galaxy. The galaxy is located in younger part of the universe and it is about 780 million years old. Considering universe is 13.8 billion years old, the galaxy is fairly young.

Lead investigator of the study has been quoted in media reports as saying that evidence of presence of carbon dioxide has also been found in this galaxy. The scientists have also found that stars in this galaxy have completed their life span relatively quickly. Considering oxygen comes from dying stars, this galaxy would have oxygen too. This also logically explains presence of water.

Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/dragon-black-holes-that-defy-norms-of-physics-can-mess-with-your-future-426577">'Dragon' black holes that defy norms of physics can mess with your future</a>

So should we fear aliens invading Earth because their star died out? Even if they are travelling at the speed of light (300,000 km per second) it will taken 12.8 billion years to reach us. It can hence be said that we are safe for now.

Our constant search for answer to whether we are alone in the universe involves detection of water. The simple liquid has a great significance in finding life in space as it has cradled life on our very own planet.

Our constant search for answer to whether we are alone in the universe involves detection of water. The simple liquid has a great significance in finding life in space as it has cradled life on our very own planet. Water has been found and even predicted to be present elsewhere in out solar system but now scientists have found a galaxy that represents farthest distance from Earth where water has been found. Scientists from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found evidence of water in a galaxy named SPT0311-58. The galaxy is 12.8 billion light-years away from Earth. Also Read: Andromeda galaxy has a weird shape in the middle, astronomers now know why The scientists used Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile to gaze at the galaxy. The galaxy is located in younger part of the universe and it is about 780 million years old. Considering universe is 13.8 billion years old, the galaxy is fairly young. Lead investigator of the study has been quoted in media reports as saying that evidence of presence of carbon dioxide has also been found in this galaxy. The scientists have also found that stars in this galaxy have completed their life span relatively quickly. Considering oxygen comes from dying stars, this galaxy would have oxygen too. This also logically explains presence of water. Also Read: 'Dragon' black holes that defy norms of physics can mess with your future So should we fear aliens invading Earth because their star died out? Even if they are travelling at the speed of light (300,000 km per second) it will taken 12.8 billion years to reach us. It can hence be said that we are safe for now.

Scientists find water in a galaxy 12.8 billion light-years away

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