Source: The post is based on the article “Why did Chandrayaan-3 land on the near side of the moon?” published in The Hindu on 26th August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the moon’s ‘near’ and ‘far sides’?3 Is the dark side very different from the near side?4 What is special about Chandrayaan-3… Continue reading Why did Chandrayaan-3 land on the near side of the moon?
Category: Factly: Science and Technology
This category contains all Current Affairs Factly Articles for Prelims, related to Science and Technology. You can find all relevant Science and Technology related updates on this page. This page is specifically useful for UPSC Prelims exam.
New technology developed to transport of radio frequency (RF) through optical methods could improve digital & satellite communication
Source: The post is based on the article “New technology developed to transport of radio frequency (RF) through optical methods could improve digital & satellite communication” published in PIB on 24th August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Next-Generation Photonic Analog-to-Digital Converters (NG-PADC)?3 What are the limitations of traditional electronic Analog-to-digital converters (ADCs)?4… Continue reading New technology developed to transport of radio frequency (RF) through optical methods could improve digital & satellite communication
Know your rover pragyan
Source: The post is based on the article “Know your rover pragyan ” published in The Hindu on 25th August 2023. What is the News? ISRO has released the much-anticipated video of the Pragyan rover ramping down from the Vikram lander and walking on the lunar surface. What is a Rover? A rover is simply a… Continue reading Know your rover pragyan
Next mission to Moon is with Japanese, more of Chandrayaan
Source: The post is based on the article “Next mission to Moon is with Japanese, more of Chandrayaan” published in Indian Express on 24th August 2023. What is the News? ISRO is preparing for one more lunar mission. This one will be in collaboration with Japanese space agency, JAXA. This mission will be called LUPEX… Continue reading Next mission to Moon is with Japanese, more of Chandrayaan
After Chandrayaan-3’s landing, the experiments: lunar quakes and water-ice on Moon
Source: The post is based on the article “After Chandrayaan-3’s landing, the experiments: lunar quakes and water-ice on Moon” published in Indian Express on 24th August 2023. What is the News? India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 scripted history by successfully landing on the lunar surface. What is Chandrayaan-3? Click Here to read The Chandrayaan-3 payloads will… Continue reading After Chandrayaan-3’s landing, the experiments: lunar quakes and water-ice on Moon
Meta launches multilingual AI translation model for 100 languages
Source: The post is based on the article “Meta launches multilingual AI translation model for 100 languages” published in India TV on 23rd August 2023. What is the News? Meta, the technology company formerly known as Facebook has launched an advanced multilingual multimodal AI translation and transcription model named ‘SeamlessM4T.’ What is SeamlessM4T? SeamlessM4T is… Continue reading Meta launches multilingual AI translation model for 100 languages
Chandrayaan-3 | India lights up the dark side of the moon
Source: The post is based on the article “Chandrayaan-3 | India lights up the dark side of the moon” published in The Hindu on 24th August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Chandrayaan-3?3 What is Soft Landing?4 Why does ISRO want to explore the South Pole?5 What happens after Chandrayaan 3 successfully lands… Continue reading Chandrayaan-3 | India lights up the dark side of the moon
Researchers unveil ‘demon particle’ that can lead to making superconductors
Source: The post is based on the article “Researchers unveil ‘demon particle’ that can lead to making superconductors” published in Business Standard on 16th August 2023. What is the News? Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered a Demon Particle that could lead to the making of superconductors that can operate at room temperature.… Continue reading Researchers unveil ‘demon particle’ that can lead to making superconductors
Hubble Space Telescope captures image of irregular galaxy ESO 300-16
Source: The post is based on the article “Hubble Space Telescope captures image of irregular galaxy ESO 300-16” published in News9 on 22nd August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is ESO 300-16?3 What is an Irregular Galaxy?4 What is the Hubble Space Telescope? What is the News? The Hubble Space Telescope captured an… Continue reading Hubble Space Telescope captures image of irregular galaxy ESO 300-16
Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO releases images of the far side area of the moon
Source: The post is based on the article “Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO releases images of the far side area of the moon” published in The Hindu on 22nd August 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Far Side of the Moon?3 Why is it called Far Side of the Moon?4 What is the significance… Continue reading Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO releases images of the far side area of the moon
