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ATLAS Asteroid Tracking System

February 5, 2022

The NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) has become first survey capable of searching entire dark sky for near-Earth objects (NEOs), every 24 hours. Key Facts ATLAS is a state-of-the-art asteroid detection system. It is operated by University of Hawai‘i (UH) Institute for ..

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The Netherlands New HIV variant

February 5, 2022

The researchers of Netherlands have discovered a new HIV variant. It has been named as VB variant. It was lurking the country for a long period. The variant causes 3.5 times to 5.5 times higher levels of infection. However, there ..

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ITS in Mumbai-Nagpur expressway

February 5, 2022

The ‘ITS’ is Intelligent Transportation System. It is a Korean technology. The technology is to be used to monitor Mumbai – Nagpur Expressway. It is the longest expressway in India. The technology will help to prevent accidents. The first phase ..

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NROL-87 Mission

February 4, 2022

NROL-87 was launched by SpaceX. Under the mission, the company recently launched a spy satellite for the US military. The satellite was carried by Falcon rocket. This is the second of the three planned launches under the mission. Much information ..

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Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)

February 4, 2022

On February 2, 2022, India inked an interim agreement to confirm its commitment for working on mega science project called “Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO)”. Highlights The agreement will be valid for one year. The Cooperation Agreement between India and ..

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Supercomputer Param Pravega

February 4, 2022

Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bengaluru has commissioned one of the most powerful supercomputers, called “Param Pravega” in India. About Supercomputer Param Pravega Param Pravega supercomputer has a supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops. It is the largest supercomputer in an ..

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NASA: International Space Station Transition Plan

February 4, 2022

Recently, NASA announced that, the International Space Station (ISS) will cease operations in 2031. Highlights In 2031, the spacecraft will fall out of orbit and into the waters of South Pacific Ocean. NASA published the transition plan for the ISS. ..

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Research on Ring-Shaped Molecules

February 4, 2022

MIT chemical engineers’ team has created a new material, which is stronger than steel and lighter as plastic. The material can be easily manufactured in large quantities. Their study was published in ‘Nature Journal’. Features of the new material The ..

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Two new Fossil Flowers in Myanmar

February 3, 2022

The palaeontologists recently discovered two fossil flowers in Myanmar. The flowers lived by the end of Cretaceous period. They are some 100 million years old. The two flowers were Phylica piloburmensis and Eophylica priscastellata. What does the discovery say? The ..

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Earth Trojan Asteroid

February 3, 2022

The Trojan asteroids are those asteroids that share a common orbit with a planet in the solar system. These rocks circle the same star as that of the planet in the same path. So far only one Trojan asteroid was ..

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