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Joe Acaba selected as NASA’s Chief Astronaut

February 9, 2023

In December 2022, the deputy chief of NASA Drew Feustel became the chief. However, his services recently ended and he was succeeded by the new chief Joe Acaba. The chief of NASA manages the resources of the organization, creates assignments, ..

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What is CAR T-Cell Therapy?

February 9, 2023

Researchers recently found that CAR T-Cell therapy is a good cure for Ovarian cancer. The therapy was tested on mice and found to be effective. Immuno suppressive nature of cancer cells in the ovary was a major hurdle for scientists. ..

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NASA Webb Telescope bags Prestigious Space Foundation

February 7, 2023

The James Webb Telescope is an infrared space telescope orbiting the sun. The telescope was jointly developed by European Space Agency, NASA, and Canadian Space Agency. It is the successor of the Hubble telescope. The James Webb Telescope has been ..

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Jupiter becomes planet with most moons

February 7, 2023

Jupiter is the biggest planet in the sun’s family. Scientists believed that Saturn had the maximum number of moons. 82 moons have been discovered around Saturn so far. On the other hand, it was believed that Jupiter had 80 moons. ..

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What are voice deepfakes?

February 6, 2023

Deepfakes is the process of mimicking the voice of a person. Talking in their tone and style; like a mimicry. However, here the mimicry is done using the software. Therefore, the deep fake is the process of mimicking a person’s ..

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Medium-Density Amorphous Ice-MDA Ice

February 6, 2023

The fact “Water is an abundant element on the earth” is becoming history. The scarcity of water is bringing in new research and leading to new discoveries. One such is the “Amorphous Ice”. Researchers from the University of Cambridge recently ..

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NASA-ISRO Joint Satellite – NISAR

February 4, 2023

NISAR is an earth-observing satellite planned to be launched in 2024. It stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. SAR creates two-dimensional and three-dimensional reconstructions of landscapes. NISAR is jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. Recently, NISAR left the Jet Propulsion ..

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VIHANGAM Drone Technology and Safety Equipment

February 4, 2023

In 2021, the Aviation Ministry permitted the CMPDI (Central Mine Planning and Design Institute) to use drone technology in the coal fields of India. Following the order, the Mahanadi coal fields in Odisha operating under the coal ministry recently introduced ..

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Liquid Windows

February 2, 2023

Squids like cuttlefish change colors. Inspired by these organisms and their color-changing mechanism Toronto University developed a fluidic system called Liquid Windows. The main objective of the system is to reduce energy costs. It targets decreasing the energy consumed during ..

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ISRO Report on SSLV Mission Failure

February 2, 2023

In August 2022, the Indian Space Research Organization launched the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). It carried two satellites and both satellites were rendered unusable. The mission was declared a failure. ISRO recently released a report detailing the reasons for ..

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