ISRO, from the point of view of socio economic matters, works in an environment more closely related to the conditions of the countries of Latin America, and very different from other organizations like NASA or ESA. Over the weekend leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC) had gathered in Mexico City and the focus … Read more
The findings states that 10-km-wide asteroids from the outer half of the asteroid belt can hit Earth once every 250 million years on an average (Photo: SwRI/Don Davis) Some 66 million years ago, a large asteroid, about 10-km-wide, hit the Earth. The large asteroid hit the ground near Mexico which further created a 180-kilometre-diameter impact … Read more
The slug entered India around 2010-2012 accidentally through international trade via Mumbai (Photo: IE) The new study has predicted a fresh threat for India. And surprisingly, we are not even talking about a mass weapon as a threat here. The potential threat recent findings have warned us against is–Purcell’s hunter slug or caterpillar slug which … Read more
Richard Branson’s VSS Unity was in space only for a few munities and this mission is known as a suborbital mission. (Photo source: AP) By Dr Ajey Lele, On 11 July 2021, the big showman of civil aviation (Virgin Atlantic) the billionaire Richard Branson, successfully ventured to touch the edge of space to make the … Read more
Blazars, or feeding super massive black holes in far off galaxies, are known for their complicated emission mechanism. (Image Courtesy: PIB.gov.in) Indian astronomers detect huge optical flare in one of the oldest astronomical objects – BL Lacertae blazar: In a major achievement that can help analyse and lead to probing of mysteries and tracing of … Read more
Indonesian man heard a loud crashing noise and soon discovered a meteorite weighing 2.1 kg had fallen from the sky denting his roof. ((Representational image, source: Getty/Thinkstock) A cosmic shower and a millionaire is made! An Indonesian coffin maker got the best shock of his life when a meteorite fell on his home from nowhere … Read more