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James Webb Telescope Captures Quasar’s ‘Einstein Ring’
A fascinating picture of a “bejeweled” cloud of light around a quasar was recently taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This picture has sparked a lot of interest in the astronomy community. This picture shows an “Einstein ring,” ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
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What is a Super-Earth?
New information has been found about LHS 1140 b, an exoplanet 48 light-years away in the constellation Cetus. The team of foreign researchers was led by the Université de Montréal. Their study, which was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
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NASA’s Mars Simulation Mission: Recent Updates
Four volunteers just finished an immersive Mars simulation at the Johnson Space Center in Houston as part of a new NASA project. While the mission officially finished on July 6, it was a big step toward getting ready for human ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
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NASA’s GOLD Satellite Discovers Unusual Ionospheric Shapes
NASA’s GOLD satellite has recently been studying the ionosphere, an important part of Earth’s atmosphere for long-distance communication. This layer, which is mostly made up of electrically charged plasma or gas, is very important for radio messages to travel. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
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IIT Bombay, IRS Collaborate on Maritime Safety Tool
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) and the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) have recently announced that they will be working together to make the seas safer by creating a new tool that can predict where ships will ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
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Air India Welcomes First A320 Neo Aircraft
Air India, which is owned by the Tata Group, just bought its first narrow-body plane with a new uniform. The color code for this Airbus A320 Neo is VT-RTN, and it got to Indira Gandhi International Airport on July 7 ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
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What is Aphelion?
The Earth hit aphelion in July of this year. This is the point in its orbit where it is farthest from the Sun. This event happens once a year and marks an important but little-known part of how our planet’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
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What is ‘Robot Suicide’?
In South Korea, this has never happened before a robotic government servant working for the Gumi City Council was found broken at the bottom of a flight of stairs. This event, which is now being called a “robot suicide,” took ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Mission: First Commercial Spacewalk
SpaceX plans to launch Polaris Dawn, a commercial space project that is coming up soon. It is a big step forward for civilian space travel because it has the first private extravehicular activity, or “spacewalk,” and its crew is made ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
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What is ‘junk’ DNA? – Current Updates (July, 2024)
New research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has shown that the non-coding regions of DNA may contain cancer-causing genes. This goes against the old idea that these regions were just “junk.” This big step forward opens the door ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2024
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs