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 …
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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 …
Read MoreExplained: 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 …
Read MoreAstronomers 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 …
Read MoreCountry’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 …
Read MoreHemorrhagic 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 …
Read MoreInternational 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 …
Read MoreThis 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. …
Read MoreIndia 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 …
Read MoreDr 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 …
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