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Scientists decode burst properties of the most recurring transient magnetar

News, Science / By / Mar 31, 2020

Uncovered in 2014, SGR J1935 +2154 has a spin period of 3.24 secs, spin-down rate of 14.3 picoseconds/second, and a dipole-magnetic field with a strength at a degree of roughly 220 trillion G, what validates its magnetar nature. Given that its discovery, the source experienced more than 100 bursts, occurring practically every year. “This link …

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Ozone layer is healing itself, Thanks to the Corona Virus!

News, Science, Space / By / Apr 5, 2020

The ozone layer over Antarctica has recovered so much, it’s, in fact, stopped several worrying modifications in the Southern Hemisphere’s ambience. If you’re trying to find somebody to say thanks to, try the globe at large. Still, we might not be celebrating for long. While improvements in cutting down our dependence on ODSs have certainly …

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This is how scientists will use Urine to build house on Moon

News, Science, Space / By / Mar 30, 2020

Transporting regarding 0.45 kg from the Earth to area expenses concerning $10,000, which indicates that developing a total component on our satellite in this way would be extremely expensive. This is the reason why space firms are thinking of using resources from the moon’s surface, and even those that astronauts themselves can offer, such as …

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Breakthrough: Scientists expand the capabilities of CRISPR gene editing

News, Science / By / Mar 30, 2020

Many standard and scientific researchers are evaluating the possibility of easy and efficient genetics modifying the technique to study and remedy disease-causing mutations for conditions ranging from loss of sight to cancer, yet the technology is constrained by a need that a particular brief DNA sequence exists at the gene modifying the website. Currently, investigators …

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For the first time ever scientists find superconducting material on Meteorites

News, Science / By / Mar 24, 2020

Superconductors are materials that can conduct electrical present without resistance, as well as they’re longed for by scientists who research quantum computers as well as companies hoping to transfer power more efficiently. The superconductor inside the Australian meteorite is a well-known material, however the exploration itself comes as a shock. Researchers have actually identified trace …

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See Pic: NASA’s Curiosity Rover takes stunning Selfie just before record climb

News, Science, Space / By / Apr 5, 2020

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover recently set a record for the steepest terrain it’s ever climbed, cresting the “Greenheugh Pediment,” a wide sheet of rock that sits atop a hillside. As well as before doing that, the Curiosity took a selfie, catching the scene just listed below Greenheugh. In the image, one can clearly see that …

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NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Ends Mission of Astronomical Discovery

News, Science, Space / By / Feb 1, 2020

After more than 16 years studying deep space in infrared light, exposing new marvels in our solar system, our galaxy, as well as past, NASA’s Spitzer Area Telescope’s mission has concerned an end. Goal engineers verified at 2:30 p.m. PST (5:30 p.m. EST) Thursday the spacecraft was put in risk-free mode, ceasing all scientific research …

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Soyuz MS-10 mission to the ISS failed; Crew managed to land safely

Soyuz MS-10 mission to the ISS failed; Crew managed to land safely

Science, Space / By / Jul 12, 2019

After months of training, astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin took their position in the crew module on the Soyuz MS-10 mission that took off yesterday on October 11 at 4:40 am EDT from Baiknous Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. But after two minutes after launch, the crew and the command center at NASA and Roscosmos …

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As the dust storm on Mars abates, NASA awaits a call back

Science, Space / By / Sep 29, 2018

Imagine a multi-million dollar rover sent on the red planet for a 90-days mission and then, have a look at NASA’s Opportunity rover which outlasted its 90-days mission by almost 14 years now. Yes, the Opportunity rover has been operating for 14 years and has undergone several glitches and issues that were fixed by the …

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Earth is spinning wobbly and glacial rebound, mantle convection, and humans are responsible

Earth is spinning wobbly and glacial rebound, mantle convection, and humans are responsible

Science, Space / By / Sep 26, 2018

Earth is not a perfect sphere but you shouldn’t care about those who claim that the Earth is flat because it is not. So, the Earth is not circular as seen in the photos but slightly bulgy around the equator and it possesses a wobbling motion also known as ‘polar motion’ when revolving around its …

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Astronauts plug a 2-milimeter hole found on ISS due to micrometeorite

Astronauts plug a 2-milimeter hole found on ISS due to micrometeorite

Science / By / Aug 31, 2018

What would you do if you are in a spacecraft orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 400km and you discover a hole causing pressure leakage? You would actually panic because of the numerous space movies where spacecraft explode or crash when there a hole or a crack, etc. A similar situation happened onboard the …

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NASA scientists fear hibernated Opportunity rover might not phone home ever again

NASA scientists fear hibernated Opportunity rover might not phone home ever again

Science / By / Aug 27, 2018

A colossal dust storm broke out on the Martian surface in June and that’s when NASA’s Opportunity rover, the longest-living robot on Mars, was switched to hibernation to conserve energy so that it can phone back home when dust storm resides. But there’s a catch. Dust storms on Mars could be alive for two or …

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe en route to Sun, deploys instruments to gather data

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe en route to Sun, deploys instruments to gather data

Science / By / Aug 20, 2018

NASA’s much-anticipated space mission to the Sun was recently launched on August 12, Sunday, from Cape Canaveral when a small car-sized spacecraft dubbed as Parker Solar Probe was launched atop United Launch Alliance Delta-4 Heavy rocket which pushed the spacecraft at a speed that could take it to the Venus in 52 days which is …

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Massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia causes ground deformation

Massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia causes ground deformation

Science / By / Aug 9, 2018

An earthquake of a magnitude 6.9 struck Indonesian islands of Lombok and Bali on August 5, 2018, leaving thousands of people homeless and killing hundreds of people. North Lombok on the Lombok island suffered a severe damage. Soon after the massive earthquake, several aftershocks waves travel reckoning to a magnitude as high as 5.4. According …

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Radiation mapping of Europa may lead to discovery of alien life

Science / By / Jul 26, 2018

A new extensive mapping of Jupiter moon Europa’s radiation pummeling has revealed to the researchers as to where they should look for and till what length they would have to dig deep when hunting for extraterrestrial life. A new study conducted by a team of researchers represented an almost complete mapping and modeling of the …

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Researchers have discovered the origin of the massive dust storm on Mars

Science / By / Jul 26, 2018

These days the Red Planet is looking quite hazy all because of a massive dust storm, which has already led to one NASA rover hibernate. This huge dust storm has originated from some point and the researchers think that they have figured out that source. The near about six hundred miles long (one thousand kilometers) …

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Renowned physicist and Nobel winner Burton Richter died at 87

Science / By / Jul 26, 2018

The United States particle physicist, Burton Richter, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in the year 1976 reportedly died at the age of 87. Richter co-discovered one new particle, which proved the presence of a 4th quark. He did this by making use of a “particle collider” at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center …

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99-million year old fossil of snake found encased in amber

99-million year old fossil of snake found encased in amber

Science / By / Jul 26, 2018

A team of paleontologists at the University of Alberta, Canada, have found a fossil of a tiny snake embryo encased in amber which is believed to be at least 99 million years old. About 100 million years from now, humongous dinosaurs like the Spinosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus dominated the world and researchers believe that this tiny …

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Giant iceberg moving close to Greenland village sheds light on global environmental crisis

Science / By / Jul 26, 2018

The environmental crisis posed by our planet is a result of human activities which is not something new and many pieces of evidence have emerged validating the same. A recent observation of a gigantic iceberg near the village of Innaarsuit in Greenland could be assumed as the visual representation of the impact made by the …

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Our planet is actually harboring a quadrillion tons capacity diamond mine

Science / By / Jul 26, 2018

A recent discovery by a team of scientists was characterized by glittering outcomes in the form of diamonds that are hidden in the depths of our planet. Initial reports have implied that diamonds could be hidden below the surface of Earth in the number of quadrillion tonnes. The new study conducted by researchers implies that …

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New explanation for turbulence in solar wind unraveled by scientists

Science / By / Jul 26, 2018

Scientists have been able to leverage sophisticated processing techniques as well as longer exposures to obtain high fidelity images of the outer atmosphere of the Sun otherwise known as the ‘Corona’. These images have provided comprehensive details and insights that have remained undetected till now. The impending launch of the Parker Solar Probe has created …

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