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There are more than 5,000 planets outside our solar system, NASA confirms

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  • NASA has confirmed that more than 5,000 planets exist outside our solar system.
  • NASA says these are just known ones and actual number could be in billions.
  • Most planets are gaseous in nature.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently confirmed that more than 5,000 known planets exist outside our solar system, the Daily Mail reported. 

These planets are called exoplanets. Currently, the NASA Exoplanet Archive has a total of 5,005 planets.

There are a variety of exoplanets, including worlds like Earth and some gas giants like Jupiter.

NASA emphasised that 5,005 was a small number and that the actual number could be hundreds of billions. According to NASA’s database, most of the planets are gaseous, like Neptune.

One of the confirmed exoplanets is the ‘super Earth’ which has a mass of 3.51 Earths.

There are various methods to detect and identify exoplanets. One is called the Doppler method, which measures the vibration of stars due to the gravitational pull of other planets.

Another method is the transit method, which is the most common one. It measures the dimming of stars, which happens when a planet crosses the stars’ path.

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Case Worth 190 Million Pounds: NAB Court Issues Orders To Seize Absconder Zulfi Bukhari’s Property

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Case Worth 190 Million Pounds: NAB Court Issues Orders To Seize Absconder Zulfi Bukhari’s Property
In a 190 million pound case, an Accountability Court has ordered the confiscation of Zulfi Bukhari’s holdings.

Judge Nasir Javed Rana of the Accountability Court made the decision to seize two of Zulfi Bukhari’s plots in Islamabad and more than 91 kanals of land in Attock.

PTI’s founder was connected to Zulfi Bukhari.

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Chairing the Cabinet Meeting, CM Balochistan pledges to eradicate terrorism from Balochistan

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Balochstan’s Chief Minister, Mir Sarfraz Bugti, has pledged to eradicate terrorism from the region and has stated that terrorists will not be spared.

Leading a Provincial Cabinet meeting in Quetta, the Chief Minister declared that the entire country denounced the terrorist attack in Balochistan and that a small number of terrorists are killing innocent people, attacking vulnerable locations, and slandering Baloch customs under the pretext of “Balochism.”

He declared that all efforts are being made by the government to ensure the peace and prosperity of Balochistan, and that scholarships will be provided to students from the province to study overseas.

Fateha for the martyrs of the terrorist acts in Balochistan was also offered at the meeting.

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Program Apni Chhat-Apna Ghar. The government will help low-income segments with housing: Maryam

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The government will assist low-income groups in realizing their aspiration of owning a home, according to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

The low-cost housing program has started in the province and will be expanded in the upcoming years, according to Dr. Amjad Saqib, the founder and chairman of the Akhuwat Foundation, who was speaking with her in Lahore.

The Apni Chhat-Apna Ghar Program, according to her, will be the biggest and least expensive in the history of the nation.

Dr. Amjad Saqib, who was speaking at the event, praised the Chief Minister’s enthusiasm for resolving the issues facing the people.

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