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NASA’s MMS mission sets Guinness world record
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has set the Guinness world record for highest altitude fix of a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal. The four MMS satellites operating in a highly elliptical orbit around Earth has set the record at 70,006.4 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
NASA completes construction of James Webb Space Telescope
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has completed the construction of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) after more than 20 years of work. JWST is the largest-ever space telescope is expected to launch in 2018 following the in-depth ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2016
India, Russia sign 16 agreements across diverse sectors
India and Russia have signed 16 agreements across diverse sectors including in defence, infrastructure, energy, space, ship building sectors etc. They were signed following delegation-level talks co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 17th ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
NASA develops electroactive bandage to speed up wound healing
The NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has developed a new high-tech electroactive bandage that uses electricity to significantly promote healing of injured wounds. The high-tech bandage creates an electric charge to promote the healing process of wounds in space ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Hubble Space Telescope detects Great Balls of Fire
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has detected Great Balls of Fire (GBF), a mysterious super-hot blobs of gas seen near a dying star. The plasma gas balls were observed near a red giant called V Hydrae, about 1,200 light years ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Former ISRO Chariman UR Rao becomes first Indian to be inducted into IAF Hall of Fame
Former ISRO Chairman and space scientist Prof Udupi Ramachandra Rao became the first Indian to be inducted in the Hall of Fame of International Astronautical Federation (IAF). He was inducted during the closing ceremony of the 67th IAF Congress 2016 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
ISRO successfully launches 8 satellites into two different orbits
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for first time has successfully launched eight satellites into two different orbits in a single mission. These satellites were launched onboard of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C35 (PSLV C35) from the first launch pad ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
World's largest radio telescope built in China
China has built world’s largest radio telescope nicknamed Tianyan (Heavenly Eye” or “The Eye of Heaven) or the five-hundred-metre aperture spherical radio telescope (FAST). It has started its operation and is part of China’s drive to become a science powerhouse. ..