DART spacecraft has hit an asteroid on September 27. Key facts DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft hit the asteroid Dimorphos, which is orbiting around primary asteroid Didymos....
President of India Droupadi Murmu recently inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru. Key facts An MoU that was signed between...
Honeybees are the only non-humans found to be capable of learning parity categorization. Key facts Parity classification is the categorization of numbers as either odd or even. It...
Khosta-2 variant of coronavirus found in Russian bats in Sochi National Park. Key facts A team of American researchers have found the Khosta-2 in Russian bats. The zoonotic...
A new type of crystal was discovered by researchers in China from the near side of the Moon. Key facts The newly discovered crystal was named Changesite-(Y) after...
Comedian Raju Srivastava’s post-mortem was conducted using a novel technique called virtual autopsy. What is virtual autopsy? Virtual autopsy or virtopsy is a new technique of post-mortem that...
A new study published in the journal Nano Today revealed that nanoplastics travel up the human food web via plants, insects and fish. Key facts Nonplastics are plastic...
Ethereum – the world’s second largest blockchain – has transitioned from the legacy “proof-of-work” to a “proof-of-stake” consensus mechanism. Key facts The Ethereum Merge is an upgrade that...
Valery Polyakov, who held the record for the achieving the longest single stay in space, has passed away at the age of 80. Key facts Valery Polyakov’s record...
NASA’s InSight lander has detected seismic and acoustic waves caused by the impact of four meteoroids and found the location of the craters left by these space rocks....
