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What is Aphelion?
The Earth hit aphelion in July of this year. This is the point in its orbit where it is farthest from the Sun. This event happens once a year and marks an important but little-known part of how our planet’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
What is ‘Robot Suicide’?
In South Korea, this has never happened before a robotic government servant working for the Gumi City Council was found broken at the bottom of a flight of stairs. This event, which is now being called a “robot suicide,” took ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Mission: First Commercial Spacewalk
SpaceX plans to launch Polaris Dawn, a commercial space project that is coming up soon. It is a big step forward for civilian space travel because it has the first private extravehicular activity, or “spacewalk,” and its crew is made ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
What is ‘junk’ DNA? – Current Updates (July, 2024)
New research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has shown that the non-coding regions of DNA may contain cancer-causing genes. This goes against the old idea that these regions were just “junk.” This big step forward opens the door ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
What is Radical CAR-T Therapy?
Car-T therapy, which is also called “chimeric antigen receptor T-cell” therapy, is a new and innovative way to treat cancer. Recently, in November 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began looking into whether Car-T therapy could cause new ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
What is Down Syndrome?
A groundbreaking study recently found signs of Down syndrome in a Neanderthal child. This discovery not only helps us learn more about old diseases but also shows how caring Neanderthal societies were. The finding was made by studying the bones ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
What is Meta 3D Gen?
A new technology called Meta 3D Gen, which was launched by Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta, lets you make 3D assets by following text prompts. This new technology, which came out on July 2, is meant to save a lot of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Aditya-L1 Completes First Orbit at Sun-Earth L1 Point
With its station at the Sun-Earth Lagrangian point L1, the Aditya-L1 mission is India’s first attempt to study the sun. The spaceship, which was launched on September 2, 2023, reached its target halo orbit around L1 on January 6, 2024. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs