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Kilonova Explosion Afterglow

The afterglow from an epic cosmic event known as “Kilonova” might have been spotted by astronomers. In the Astrophysical Journal Letters, a study based on the research was...

March 4, 2022

What are Cluster Munitions and Vacuum Bombs?

On February 28, 2022, Human rights groups Amnesty International and Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova accused Russia of using vacuum bombs and cluster bombs in...

March 3, 2022

Yilan Crater

A team of geologists have discovered a crater named “Yilan Crater”, in northwest of Yilan in Heilongjiang Province of China. Highlights Prior to 2020, only one impact crater...

March 1, 2022

Map of 4.4 Million Galaxies

Using the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio, more than a quarter of the northern sky has been mapped by astronomers from Durham University who collaborated with a team of...

March 1, 2022

Watts on the moon challenge- Phase 2

American Space Agency NASA have planned to return to the Moon using innovative technologies, under Artemis, in a bid to explore more lunar surface than ever before. Key...

February 28, 2022

China’s Record Launch of 22 Satellites

On February 27, 2022, China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space. Highlights With the launch, China set a domestic record for the most spacecraft...

February 28, 2022

Thiomargarita magnifica

Scientists have discovered a bacterium that is big enough to be seen through the naked eye. It has been named Thiomargarita magnifica and is said to be the...

February 28, 2022

First Plant-Derived COVID Vaccine

The first country in the world that has authorized the use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine is Canada. The two-dose vaccine of Medicago can be given to adults...

February 26, 2022

Glass spheres on the Moon

Chinese rover Yutu-2 recently discovered mysterious glass spheres on far side of the moon. The paper highlighting the discovery was published in Science Bulletin. Key Facts Peculiar morphology,...

February 26, 2022

Chandrayaan-2: Detection of Solar Proton Events

‘Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS)’ payload of Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter detected solar proton events recently. Highlights The Solar Proton Events significantly increase the radiation exposure to humans...

February 25, 2022

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