Science and technology current affairs – important updates from the field of science and technology
Two years ago (in 2019), researchers photographed the first-ever mind-boggling image of a black hole, which lies at the center of the massive Messier 87 galaxy at 55 million light-years from Earth. The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration on March 24, 2021, released a polarized image of the black hole which Read more…
This new variant of SARS-CoV-2 was termed earlier as VUI-202012/01 (the first Variant Under Investigation in December 2020). Its name is now modified as VOC-202012/01 (Variant of Concern 202012/01).
BepiColombo Mission to Mercury is one of the sought after space missions dedicated to the smallest and innermost planet of our solar system. Launched on 20 October 2018, this space probe recently completed the first of the two Venus flybys on its seven-year interplanetary cruise to Mercury. Intended to do a Read more…
On October 6, 2020 the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Nobel Prize in Physics for 2020. The 114th Nobel prize in physics was conferred to Roger Penrose as one half, and Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel jointly for the other half. This is to be noted that Andrea Ghez Read more…
AstroSat, a dedicated multi-wavelength satellite of India, has detected a galaxy named AUDFs01 which is located 9.3 billion light-years away from planet Earth.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 Mission – On May 30, 2020 at 19:22:45 UTC, Elon Musk’s SpaceX heralded a new chapter in space exploration by becoming the first commercial (private) company to launch astronauts into space. The historic launch took place from launch complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre Read more…
NASA, in one of their blog post published on June 27, 2017, said – “Solar Minimum is Coming“. And now, according to SpaceWeather.com – Solar Minimum is underway because there have been 100 days already without sunspots. To understand this spotlessness of the sun which is now termed as Solar Recession Read more…
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has been granted a patent for inventing a method to manufacture artificial moon soil on earth (which is officially called “highland lunar soil simulant”). This patent is conferred by Indian Patent Office on May 18, 2020 which is valid for 20 years from the date Read more…
Artemis Mission: About 50 years ago with the landing of the first human on the moon, mankind took a giant leap forward. Since then, numerous manned and unmanned missions have been launched and now NASA has decided to send humans to the moon again under its Artemis program. What is Read more…
What is Coronavirus? Generally known as Coronavirus, the official name of this recent outbreak is CoVID-19. CoVID-19 stands for coronavirus disease 2019. Mode of Transmission The primary mode of transmission of COVID-19 is zoonotic. Zoonoses or zoonotic diseases spread via germs when humans come in contact with animals. Humans interact with animals Read more…