Mars Rover’s Billion-Pixel Tour

A panoramic view of the Curiosity rover’s camera has been constructed by using 900 photos.

The entire image contains more than 1.3 billion pixels of the area the rover was located called Rocknest.

The photos taken between October and November of last year can be viewed through NASA’s website viewer.

The images taken by the Rover can be found here.

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Heat Wave Scorches West U.S.

Temperatures exceeding 110 degrees scorched the Southwest on Saturday in parts of Arizona, Nevada, and California.

Phoenix’s temperature hit 119 degrees by the afternoon, and California had issued extreme heat warnings that are said to last until Tuesday night.

Death Valley experienced around 125 degrees heat, about 9 degrees short of the record 134 degrees recorded a century ago.

A concert in Las Vegas sent 30 people to the hospital Friday where they were treated for heat ailments.

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Two Ohio Boys’ Deaths Was Homicide-Suicide

12-year-old Austin Wiseman and Nine-year-old Blake Campbell were found Wednesday in Jackson Ohio in what is now described as a homicide-suicide.

The Jackson County Coroner said each boy had a single gunshot wound to the head.

The boys lived with their grandparents and were unsupervised during the time of the shooting.

Family and friends suggest the older boy accidentally shot the younger one, but forensic evidence of that cannot be proven. 

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FDA Shuts Down More than 1,600 Online Pharmacies

The Food and Drug Administration shut down more than 1,600 online pharmacy sites selling counterfeit or substandard medication without necessary safeguards.

The mass shut-down was part of “Operation Pangea VI” and incorporated the cooperation of the FDA, INTERPOL, and other medical and enforcement organizations.

The websites had designs that made the sites look legitimate and appealing, but they were part of an organized crime network that showed false credentials.

John Roth is the FDA Director of the Office of Criminal Investigation and made this statement:

            Illegal online pharmacies put American consumers' health at risk by selling potentially dangerous products. This is an ongoing battle in the United States and abroad, and the FDA will continue its criminal law enforcement and regulatory efforts.

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Science News: Three Potentially Habitable Planets

Astronomers have found a star system that has at least seven planets; three of which could possibly host life.

The team of astronomers is from the University of Gottingen in Germany, and the leader says it is the largest discovery of habitable planets ever found in one system.

The Gilese 667C solar system is 22 light years away and has three planets that have been described as super-Earths.

It is located in the Scorpius constellation.

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Afghan Presidential Palace Attacked

Militants attacked the Afghan presidential palace early Tuesday morning in the capitol of Kabul.

The BBC reports a series of explosions and airborne debris have resulted in this attack.

The explosions took place outside the eastern gate of the palace; however, it is uncertain if the explosions were from a suicide bombing or other means.

A reporter from Reuters said the attack came after reproters were gathering for a press event with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.

It is unclear if Afghanistan President Karzai was in the palace during the time of the attack.

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