The astronomers have confirmed that a rocky body spotted orbiting in Earth’s path is a Read More …
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Asteroid 2020 XL5: Second ‘Trojan Asteroid’ confirmed orbiting with Earth
SpaceX launches spy satellite NROL-87
Elon Musk’s SpaceX sent a U.S. spy satellite to orbit on February 2, 2022. A Read More …
Param Pravega-IISCs commissions 3.3 petaflops supercomputer
India Science Wire The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) at Bengaluru has installed and commissioned Read More …
GAIL starts India’s maiden project of blending hydrogen into CGD network
Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has commenced India’s first-of-it’s-kind project of mixing hydrogen into Read More …
Centre to launch four pilot projects for coal gasification
The Government has announced to launch coal gasification-pilot projects in the Union Budget 2022-23. According Read More …
NASA’s ATLAS has been upgraded
NASA’s asteroid monitoring system ATLAS has been upgraded, and can now scan the entire night sky in Read More …
Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy (GCoE-ACE)
A virtual function was held to mark the launch of the Global Center of Excellence Read More …
NASA HERMES Mission Passes Key Milestone
NASA’s HERMES mission has passed a critical mission review on January 27, 2022. With the Read More …
What are Lagrange Points?
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) arrived at its destination at the second Lagrange point Read More …
India’s first graphene innovation centre
India’s first graphene innovation centre will soon be established by the Digital University Kerala (DUK). Read More …
Digital Services Act (DSA)
The European Parliament has passed a landmark legislation ‘The Digital Services Act (DSA)’ which can Read More …
What is Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)?
ISRO’s new chairman Dr S Somnath recently indicated that India’s indigenous new launch rockets, called the Read More …
Ramisyllis kingghidorahi-Only the third species of Branching Worm
Recently discovered species of branching worm has been named as ” Ramisyllis kingghidorahi” after King Read More …
What is TOI-2337b?
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission has spotted three huge Jupiter-like extrasolar planets that Read More …
Ganoderma keralense-fungi associated with basal stem rot
Two new species of fungi from the genus Ganoderma that are associated with coconut stem Read More …
Centre simplifies Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Programme
After reviewing the progress of the ‘Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Programme’, the Government of India has Read More …
India-Israel Industrial R&D & Technological Innovation Fund (I4F)
Experts from India and Israel deliberated on widening the scope of India-Israel Industrial R&D and Read More …
India’s first Climate Hazards vulnerability atlas
The scientists at Climate Research and Services (CRS) office of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Read More …
China builds ‘artificial moon’ for gravity experiment
Chinese researchers have built an “artificial moon” research facility that will enable them to simulate Read More …
Qualification testing of Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan Programme
On January 12, 2022, ISRO successfully conducted the qualification test of Cryogenic Engine for Gaganyaan Read More …
What is Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT)?
A tri-service Court of Inquiry, headed by the Indian Air Force’s Air Officer Training Command Air Read More …
Changes in landscape of the Katrol Hill Fault in the Kachchh
According to a recent study, major earthquake events in last 30,000 years have resulted in Read More …
S. Somanath appointed new Chairman of ISRO
Rocket scientist S. Somanath has been appointed Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Read More …
Doctors transplant pig’s heart into dying human patient in a first
David Bennett-a US man has become the first person in the world to get a Read More …
What are Biofilms?
According to a new research, bacterial colonies can organize themselves into complex ring-like patterns which Read More …