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MIT scientists develop new technique to find signs of life on Mars
Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US have developed a novel spectroscopic technique to find signs of present or former extraterrestrial life on the Mars. The technique incorporated on instrument dubbed as SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
NASA's Cassini spacecraft to make final observations of Saturn
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft after studying Saturn, its rings and moons for more than 12 years, has entered in the final year of its epic voyage. In its epic voyage, the Cassini spacecraft will make the closest-ever observations of the planet. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
China successfully launches Tiangong-2 space lab
China has successfully launched Tiangong-2 space lab to develop expertise for a future space station and conduct science experiments. The space lab was launched on board of Long March-2F T2 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
India, Afghanistan sign agreements to boost bilateral cooperation
India and Afghanistan have signed an Extradition Treaty to facilitate exchange of wanted terrorists and criminals. Moreover, both countries also signed agreements on peaceful uses of outer space technology and also on cooperation on commercial and civil matters. These agreements ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
NASA launches OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect samples from Bennu asteroid
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a US space agency has launched OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect samples from an asteroid 101955 Bennu and return to Earth. The spacecraft was launched onboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
India’s first LIGO laboratory to come up in Hingoli, Maharashtra
India’s first LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) laboratory will be set up in Aundh in Hingoli district of Maharashtra. It will be third such laboratory in the world and first outside the United States. The existing two laboratories are located ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
ISRO’s GSLV-F05 launches advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR. The satellite was launched on board of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F05), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. So far this year, it was the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
India and Vietnam ink 12 agreements in different areas of cooperation
India and Vietnam have signed 12 agreements in different areas of cooperation to boost bilateral relations. These agreements were signed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi. This was the ..