Astro Science

CHACE-2 observes distribution of Argon gas on the Moon’s Exosphere

March 8, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Bengaluru: According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), a quadrupole mass spectrometer onboard Chandrayaan-2 mission called Chandra’s Atmospheric Composition Explorer-2 (CHACE-2) made observations regarding the global distribution of Argon-40 on the Moon’s exosphere. An exosphere is an outermost region in the upper atmosphere of a celestial body. The natural satellite of Earth consists of […]

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National Science Day 2022 – History, Theme, and Significance

February 28, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Chandrasekhara Venkata (CV) Raman, an Indian physicist, made a key discovery in the science of spectroscopy on this day in 1928, which was eventually named after him – the Raman Effect. CV Raman was given the coveted Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his efforts. The Raman Effect The Raman Effect, which […]

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ISRO Successfully Launches PSLV-C52 EOS-4

February 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-4) from Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C52) on Monday, February 14, 2022. ISRO Chief S Somnath said after the launch, “The mission of PSLV-C52 has been successfully completed.” The satellite launched at 05:59 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, […]

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A Solar Eruption expected to hit Earth, trigger Geomagnetic Storm on February 09

February 9, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: A fresh solar eruption is expected to hit the earth on Wednesday, February 09, and Thursday, February 10, 2022. However, scientists claim that the impact is unlikely to be very hazardous. The Centre of Excellence in Space Sciences (CESS) tweeted, “A filament of the solar eruption was observed on the south of disk […]

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A Potato-Shaped Exoplanet Discovered About 1500 Light Years Away from Earth: Study

January 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Astronomers discovered a potato-shaped exoplanet WASP-103b. The study is published in Astronomy and Astrophysics journal. The astronomers had initially witnessed the unusually shaped planet in 2014. The exoplanet lies 1800 light-years away from our Solar System and 1500 light-years away from the Earth. “WASP-103b is the exoplanet with the highest expected deformation signature […]

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Earthquake: Midnight tremors jolt Leh, Myanmar

October 8, 2021 virendra pandit

New Delhi: The Leh district in the Union Territory of Ladakh experienced an earthquake tremor measuring 3.8 intensity on the Richer scale early on Friday. Although intensity was low, the tremors panicked the people who rushed out of their homes. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), “An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the […]