Roger The Rabbit

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Pass Out the Cigars! Pluto Is a Papa By Michael D. Lemonick

An image of the Pluto system taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 ultraviolet visible instrument with newly discovered fourth moon P4 circled, taken on on July 3, 2011.
NASA / ESA / M. Showalter (SETI institute)

The image that popped up in Hubble's gallery on June 28 didn't show any rings — but it did show that Pluto has a moon nobody knew about.
Tiny P4 should have a real name. "We're tossing around some ideas," says Showalter, "but the name has to come out of Greek mythology associated with Hades and the underworld." That's according to the International Astronomical Union, which has to formally approve the names of heavenly objects — and which has strict and sometimes arcane guidelines for what's permitted. Underworld myths are the rule for moons of Pluto; for moons of Uranus, it's got to be characters from the works of Shakespeare and Alexander Pope — specifically Pope's poem "The Rape of the Lock." That required Showalter to learn the verses well. "I'm the discoverer of two moons of Uranus," he says. "We named them Cupid and Mab."

How Did the Leopard Get His Spots? Scientists Explain -By: Frances Perraudin

A new study from researchers at Bristol University in the U.K. has shown that author Rudyard Kipling was more right than you'd think.

In Rudyard Kipling's famous Just So Stories of 1902, the ‘How The Leopard Got His Spots' story describes how an Ethiopian hunter paints spots on a leopard to help it blend into the “speckly, patchy-blatchy shadows” of the forest. “Apart from the painting part, Kipling was quite right,” said Allen to the Guardian. “The leopard got its spots from a life in forested habitats, where it made use of the trees and nocturnal hunting.

PAINTINGS BY RAJA RAVI VARMA-Mother & Child

Raja Ravi varma (1848 - 1906) is famous for his paintings based on Indian mythology & epics. He was was born in Kilimanoor Palace as the son of Umamba Thampuratti and Neelakandan Bhattathiripad. Even at the young age his talent was spotted by his uncle Raja Raja Varma, (Ravi Varma used to draw on the walls) and gave him initial training in painting. Later he learnt water colour painting from the palace artist Rama Swamy Naidu. He learnt oil painting from the British artist Theodor Jenson.

Towards the end of the 19th century, when there was a lack of vitality in Indian painting, he was one of the few artists who re-introduced Indian subjects in his works.

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal stands in the city of Agra, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Yamuna River It took 20 years to build.


For centuries, the Taj Mahal has inspired poets, painters and musicians to try and capture its elusive magic in word, colour and song. It is one of the most flawless architectural creations of the world. Since the 17th century, travellers have crossed continents to come and see this ultimate memorial of love.There are many few have that been unmoved by its incomparable beauty.

National Bird Of India

Indian peafowl, or peacock photographed by Ingo Amdt

The peacock struts his stuff in a colorful display to catch the eye of a potential mate.

Indian peafowl are a species in a group of birds called pheasants. The males are called peacocks, while the females are called peahens. Together, they are peafowl.

Frozen Lake

Amazing images of a frozen Canadian lake.Photographed by Emmanuel Coupe

Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off the launch pad for the final space shuttle mission

The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center Friday, July 8, 2011, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atlantis is the 135th and final space shuttle launch for NASA.

Wimbledon 2011 men's singles champion

Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal to be crowned men's singles champion

Wimbledon 2011 women's singles final

Wimbledon 2011: Petra Kvitova defeats Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 to win women's singles final on Centre Court

A History of the Shuttle Program

A History of the Shuttle Program