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Source: Click here News: Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has launched the country’s 42nd communication satellite named CMS-01. Facts: CMS-01: It is a communication satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) on board the PSLV-C50.This satellite is a replacement of GSAT-12. It is envisaged to provide services in the Extended-C Band of the frequency spectrum whose… Continue reading Isro launches India’s 42nd communication satellite CMS-01

Source: Click here News: Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has successfully demonstrated communication between its two labs using Quantum Key Distribution(QKD) technology. Facts: Quantum Key Distribution(QKD): It is primarily a mechanism to undertake secure communication which utilises a cryptographic protocol involving various components of quantum mechanics. Process: The technology enables two communicating sides to come up with random secret… Continue reading DRDO successfully demonstrates quantum communication between two labs

Source: Click here News: Israel has announced the launch of Beresheet 2 Mission. Facts: Background: Beresheet spacecraft built by Israeli NGO SpaceIL and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries had reached the moon in 2019, but suffered an engine failure as it prepared to land. Beresheet 2: It is a planned mission by Israel Aerospace and SpaceIL with the aim of… Continue reading What is Beresheet 2 Mission?

Source: Click here News: The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) has mapped about 3 million galaxies in just 300 hours. Facts: Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder(ASKAP): It is a radio telescope array located at Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) in Australia. Purpose: The telescope is designed to map the structure and evolution of the Universe which it does… Continue reading Australian telescope maps three million galaxies in just 300 hours