FRANCE: The clearest photos yet of dwarf planet Ceres have been sent back by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, and the mysterious white spots are as bright as ever and more defined than before. But that doesn’t mean scientists know what they are.
“Reflection from ice is the leading candidate in my mind,” Chris Russell, principal investigator for the Dawn mission, said in a NASA statement. “But the team continues to consider alternate possibilities, such as salt. With closer views from the new orbit and multiple view angles, we soon will be better able to determine the nature of this enigmatic phenomenon.”
Pakistan to get $3b loan from Islamic Trade Financing Corporation
ISLAMABAD: Islamic Trade Financing Corporation (ITFC) to provide Pakistan with a $3 billion loan, according to an official statement released...
