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Solar plane lands in New York City

A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said.  The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, the team reported on the airplane's website.  Such a pleasure to land in New York! For the 14th time we celebrate sustainability," said the project's co-founder Andre Borschberg on Twitter after flying over the city and the Statue of Liberty during the 14th leg of the trip around the globe. The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi, where the journey began in March 2015. The solar cr...
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Asteriod named after Malala Yousafzai




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She's the teenage activist who campaigned for girls' education in Pakistan, and was shot by the Taliban.She's also a Nobel Prize winner, and now Malala Yousafzai has had an asteroid named after her.In terms of honours - it doesn't get much bigger than that - physically, at least: the rock is a full four kilometres wide.

Image result for Asteroid named after Malala YousafzaiSituated in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, it orbits the sun every five-and-a-half years.The unusual honour comes courtesy of NASA's Amy Mainzer, who discovered the rock, previously known as 316201, in 2010. Under International Astronomical Union rules, Mainzer had the right to name the asteroid, and decided to honour 17-year-old Malala.Writing on the Malala Fund Blog, Mainzer said she wanted the move to serve as an inspiration to young women.

"We desperately need the brainpower of all smart people to solve 
Image result for Asteroid named after Malala Yousafzaisome of humanity's most difficult problems, and we can't afford to reject half the populations."In October 2012 Malala was shot as she boarded a school bus in the Swat Valley, Pakistan. She had risen to prominence after appearing in a BBC documentary about life under the Pakistani Taliban who controlled the area, and were stifling women's rights and education.After emergency medical treatment in the UK, she became a worldwide sensation, speaking in front of the UN and elsewhere about the right to education. She was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts.

The asteroid is described as being "printer toner" black, and whilst Malala may never get to see it, it's rather nice to know it's up there.
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