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Fast radio bursts detected in the Milky Way for the first time

November 7, 2020November 10, 2020 - by Abdul

News: Intense pulses of radio waves known as fast radio bursts (FRB) have been found in the Milky Way for the first time.   Facts: What are Fast Radio Bursts(FRB): …

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Facebook sued two companies for data scraping. What does this mean?

November 6, 2020November 10, 2020 - by Abdul

News: Facebook has sued two companies in the U.S. for data scraping from its platforms.   Facts: Data Scraping or web scraping is the process of extracting data from a …

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Explained: What is 16 Psyche, the asteroid believed to be worth $10,000 quadrillion?

November 3, 2020November 10, 2020 - by Abdul

News: A study has found that asteroid 16 Psyche could be made entirely of metal and is worth an estimated $10,000 quadrillion — more than the entire economy of Earth. …

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NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon

October 28, 2020November 4, 2020 - by Abdul

News: NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy(SOFIA) has confirmed for the first time water on the sunlit surface of the Moon.This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the …

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Serum Institute of India, IAVI and Merck join forces to develop COVID-19 antibodies

October 24, 2020October 26, 2020 - by Abdul

News: Serum Institute of India(SII) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) have announced an agreement with pharmaceutical major Merck to develop SARS-CoV-2 neutralising monoclonal antibodies(mAbs). Facts: What are Monoclonal Antibodies? They …

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Scientists discover new organ in the human throat

October 23, 2020October 26, 2020 - by Abdul

News: Scientists in the Netherlands have discovered a potential new organ in the human throat named “tubarial salivary glands”. Facts: Tubarial Salivary Glands: It is about 3.9 centimeters in length on average …

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India successfully test-fired the Stand-off Anti-tank(SANT) Missile off the coast of Odisha

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 - by Abdul

News: India has successfully flight tested an indigenously developed Stand-off Anti-tank(SANT) missile from a ground-based platform off Odisha coast.   Facts: SANT Missile: It is an air-to-surface missile developed by …

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IIT Kharagpur launched COVIRAP

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 - by Abdul

News: Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kharagpur has launched a Covid-19 test called ‘COVIRAP’.   Facts: COVIRAP: It is a cuboid-shaped portable testing device that can deliver results in an hour …

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touches asteroid

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 - by Abdul

News: OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has successfully touched an asteroid Bennu to collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to Earth.   Facts: OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, …

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IIT-M develops indigenous microprocessor

October 20, 2020October 21, 2020 - by Abdul

News: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have developed a microprocessor named ‘Moushik’   Facts: Moushik: It is an indigenous microprocessor-cum-system on a chip that can cater to the rapidly-growing Internet …

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