Outer Space Treaty
Posted in Space Science

Outer Space Treaty

Chandrayaan-3’s landing is motivating Indians to buy land on the Moon

Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

Plasma and States of Matter

Japan launches rocket with lunar lander and X-ray telescope to explore origins of the universe.

The mission is significant for delivering insight into the properties of hot plasma, the superheated matter that makes up much of the universe.

Posted in Physics

Pines’ demon

An elusive particle proposed in 1956 by theoretical physicist David Pines has just been discovered 

Posted in Science & Technology Space Science

Erg Chech 002 | Achondrites | Aluminium-26

In a new research published in Nature Communications, the age of meteorite Erg Chech 002 was calculated to be some 4.56556 billion years old. This is one of the most precise ages ever calculated for an object from space 

Coronal Mass Ejection
Posted in Space Science

Coronal Mass Ejection and Space Weather

Aditya L1 will function as a space weather station. 

Big Bang
Posted in Space Science

Big Bang | Hubble’s Law | Gravitational Waves | LIGO

Scientists from ICTS Bangalore have proposed a new way to measure the Hubble constant

Stem Cell Therapy
Posted in Biology

Stem Cell Therapy

The Delhi High Court permitted two children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to undergo stem cell therapy for treatment of their condition.

Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant
Posted in Physics

Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant

The third unit of the indigenously developed 700-megawatt electric (MWe) nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP3) in Gujarat has commenced operations at full capacity.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza
Posted in Biology

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses

Most avian flu outbreaks in India reported from post-monsoon to pre-summer season: study.

Generative (Gen) AI
Posted in ICT

Generative (Gen) AI

Building on its search and AI experience, Google rolled a new experiment in India for people to experience Gen AI in Google Search.

Posted in Health Science & Technology

Controlled Human Infection Studies (CHIS)

Debate on how the government is planning to implement Controlled Human Infection Studies (CHIS).

Posted in Geography Geography Phenomenon Science & Technology Space Science

Moon’s South Pole

Chandrayaan-3 has created history by landing near the little-explored south pole of the Moon.