Page-121 of Science & Technology Current Affairs

What is Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)?

March 12, 2023

For the first time, Oxygen-18 was detected in Earth’s mesosphere and lower thermosphere using the data collected by the GREAT instrument on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). This is the first time that heavy oxygen has been detected ..

Month: 

Category: 

What is NISAR Mission?

March 11, 2023

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Mission is a collaborative project between NASA and ISRO aimed at building and launching an Earth observation satellite equipped with a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar. Notably, the satellite carries the most advanced radar system ever ..

Month: 

Category: 

What is an Atmospheric River?

March 11, 2023

An atmospheric river is a narrow and elongated region in the atmosphere that carries a substantial amount of water vapour outside the tropics. Researchers first coined the term ‘atmospheric river’ in the 1990s. It is also known as a tropical ..

Month: 

Category: 

What is Moon Time Zone?

March 11, 2023

Moon Time Zone has been proposed for establishing a universal timekeeping system that will simplify communication and coordination among different lunar missions. The proposal has come in response to the increasing number of lunar missions being planned and launched by ..

Month: 

Category: 

What are e-Fuels?

March 11, 2023

E-fuels are a type of fuel that is produced by capturing carbon emissions and combining them with hydrogen made from renewable or CO2-free electricity. Their examples include e-kerosene, e-methane, and e-methanol. Why are e-fuels called carbon-neutral fuels? When e-fuels are ..

Month: 

Category: 

What is Influenza Sub-type H3N2?

March 11, 2023

Influenza sub-type H3N2, commonly called Hong Kong Flu, is causing a surge in hospitalizations due to respiratory illness across India. H3N2 is responsible for at least 92 per cent of all severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and outpatient influenza-like illnesses. ..

Month: 

Category: 

What is VLT Survey Telescope?

March 11, 2023

The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) is located at the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and is adjacent to the four Very Large Telescope (VLT) Unit Telescopes. It is located atop the Cerro Paranal mountain. The VST ..

Month: 

Category: 

What is H3 Rocket?

March 10, 2023

The H3 rocket recently experienced an engine failure during liftoff from the JAXA Tanegashima spaceport, prompting JAXA to send a self-destruct signal. JAXA is Japan Space Aerospace Exploration Agency. It was carrying the ALOS-3 satellite (Advanced Land Observation Satellite for ..

Month: 

Category: 

What is Terran 1?

March 10, 2023

On March 8, Relativity Space, a startup company based in California, made history with the launch of Terran 1, the world’s first 3D-printed rocket. The launch is part of the “Good Luck, Have Fun” (GLHF) mission. Terran 1 will be ..

Month: 

Category: 

Variation of lightning-ignited wildfire patterns under climate change

March 10, 2023

The research paper titled ‘Variation of lightning-ignited wildfire patterns under climate change’ states that increasing global temperatures could result in more occurrences of “hot lightning” strikes around the world, resulting in an elevated risk of wildfires. Hot lightning, also known ..

Month: 

Category: