Current Events of the week

Astronomers Discover the most distant galaxy [Hawaii, USA]
Space extends out somewhere you can't even think of. Did you ever think where space ends? Scientists have figured out something that makes your answer easier. They have found the most distant cluster of galaxies ever discovered, situated 12.72 billion light years away from the Earth. Light year is a unit of distance; one light year is equivalent to the distance traveled by light in a year. That means,when the astronomers looked at the galaxy cluster, they caught a glimpse of how the galaxy looked 12.72 billion years ago, because that's how long it took for light from that galaxy cluster to reach the earth. This discovery will go a long way in helping scientists understand the structure of the universe and the formation of galaxies.


Woman wins lottery twice [Virginia, USA]
Virginia Fike, a woman from Virginia, USA scooped a $1 million lottery prize--not once, but twice in the same draw. She was fortunate enough to pick two winning tickets when she stopped at a truck shop in her neighborhood. 
She picked the numbers based on the date of her parents' anniversary and their ages, and divided the numbers by the year in which they were married. She found out she had won while she was in a hospital looking after her ailing mother. Virginia Fike, who loves the lottery and plays when she can afford it, told reporters that she intends to use the money to support her parents and pay off overdue bills.


Globe-trotting Tsunami Football [Alaska, USA]
Finding a lost football is quite normal for many teenagers, but one Japanese schoolboy, Misaki Murakami, is getting his ball back all the way from Alaska, where it had drifted following the 2011 tsunami. The ball was discovered by David Baxter, while at a beach with a friend in Middleton Island, Alaska. The ball had the boy's name, Murakami, on it so it wasn't hard for Baxter to trace him.
Murakami, aged 16, lost his house and all its contents when the tsunami crushed his hometown in March, last year. Murakami said that he was grateful that his ball was returned because he had still not found anything he had previously owned. The ball had been given to him as a goodbye gift when he had transferred to another school.


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