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New mission to take first peek at Sun’s poles: NASA

News: NASA, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), will launch Solar Orbiter spacecraft on 7th February 2020 to get the first-ever pictures of the Sun’s north and south poles.. Facts: About Solar Orbiter Aim: To perform close-up, high-resolution studies of Sun and inner heliosphere. Objectives: Study solar wind and where does the coronal… Continue reading New mission to take first peek at Sun’s poles: NASA

Oldest solid material on Earth discovered inside meteorite in Australia

News: Scientists have discovered the oldest solid material on Earth Facts: The oldest solid material is a presolar silicon carbide (SiC). It dates back to 7 billion year It has been found in stardust trapped inside Murchison meteorite that struck Australia in 1969. Additional information: Materials older than the solar system are called presolar materials.… Continue reading Oldest solid material on Earth discovered inside meteorite in Australia

Explained: What is NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope?

News: Spitzer Space Telescope will conclude its mission on 30th January 2020 Facts: About Spitzer Space Telescope Launched in 2003, it is a space-borne observatory and is part of NASA’s “Great Observatories”. It uses an ultra-sensitive infrared telescope to study asteroids, comets, planets and distant galaxies. Achievements: First telescope to detect light from an exoplanet… Continue reading Explained: What is NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope?

Astronomers Have Caught a Rare And Massive ‘Accretion Burst’ in Our Galaxy

News: Astronomers have recently found that accretion burst happens at different rates over time. Facts: About accretion burst event Accretion is the formation of planets and other bodies by the collection of material through gravity. Sometimes the forming star swallows up a huge amount of matter, resulting in a burst of activities in the massive… Continue reading Astronomers Have Caught a Rare And Massive ‘Accretion Burst’ in Our Galaxy

Country’s first Super Fab Lab inaugurated by Kerala CM

News: India’s first Super Fab Lab was launched at the Integrated Startup Complex of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM). It will function in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Facts: About Fab Labs Fab Labs are fabrication laboratories offering digital fabrication and computation. The idea was conceived by inventor and scientist Professor Neil… Continue reading Country’s first Super Fab Lab inaugurated by Kerala CM

Hemorrhagic Septicaemia

News:Recently,40 buffaloes had died of haemorrhagic septicaemia in Odisha’s Kendrapara. Facts: About Hemorrhagic Septicaemia: Haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) is a contagious bacterial disease caused by Pasteurella multocida. It affects cattle and water buffaloes with a high mortality rate in infected animals. The symptoms include swishing tails, undigested food in faeces and reduced milk yield. The disease… Continue reading Hemorrhagic Septicaemia

International Summit on Women in STEM

News:The Department of Biotechnology is organising an International Summit on Women in Science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM). Facts: About the summit: The summit is being organized by the Department of Biotechnology. The theme of the summit is “Visualizing the Future: New Skylines”. Aim:To boost the participation of women in STEM fields for development of scientific… Continue reading International Summit on Women in STEM

This Word Means: Archaea

News:Scientists at the National Centre for Microbial Resource — National Centre for Cell Science (NCMR-NCCS) have discovered a new archaeon (a kind of microorganism) in Sambhar Salt Lake in Rajasthan. Facts: About Archaeon: Archaea (singular archaeon) are a primitive group of microorganisms that thrive in extreme habitats such as hot springs, cold deserts and hypersaline… Continue reading This Word Means: Archaea

India in talks to be part of East Asian Observatories Consortium

News: India is in preliminary discussions to be a part of the East Asian Observatories Consortium. Facts: About East Asian Observatories Consortium It is formed by EACOA (East Asian Core Observatories Association). At present, China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea are full members and Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia are ‘observers’, It seeks to pursue joint projects… Continue reading India in talks to be part of East Asian Observatories Consortium

Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first global Mega Science Exhibition “Vigyan Samagam” in Delh

News: Minister of Atomic Energy and Space inaugurated India’s first global Mega Science Exhibition “Vigyan Samagam” in Delhi Facts: About Vigyan Samagam It is a multi-venue mega-science exhibition. It is being hosted in a caravan mode at four cities – Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Delhi – from May 2019 to March 2020. It is organised… Continue reading Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates India’s first global Mega Science Exhibition “Vigyan Samagam” in Delh

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