Black hole Current Affairs, GK & News
Unicorn Black Hole
The Astronomers have discovered the smallest black holes. It has been named as Unicorn. It is 1,500 light years away from the earth. It is the closest of all the black holes found so far. About Unicorn The Unicorn is three times the mass of the sun. Its size is tiny for a black hole. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Black hole • red giant star • Space exploration • STAR • Unicorn
What are Quasars? How do they help in understanding Universe?
Recently, a group of astronomers have discovered a dozen of quasars that were warped by naturally occurring cosmic lens. Warping is twisting. With this discovery, the number of known quasars have increased by 25%. This can help to determine the expansion rate of the universe and will also help address other mysteries. What are Quasars? ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Black hole • Cosmic rays • Expansion of Universe • Hubble Constant • Milky Way • Quasars
First Image of Black Hole Magnetic Field
For the first time, international scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) have created an image showing the magnetic field around a black hole. The black hole is located in M87 galaxy. Black Hole Magnetic Field Image In 2019, the astronomers working on the EHT captured the first image of the shadow of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Black hole • Black holes • Event Horizon Telescope • Galaxies • Milky Way • Optical polarisation phenomenon • Sagittarius • Sagittarius A* • Space exploration • Supermassive black holes
Concentration of Small Black Holes discovered in cluster NGC 6397
The astronomers have discovered a concentration of smaller black holes in the cluster NGC 6397. Small black holes were discovered instead of one massive black hole at the heart of the cluster. Key facts The Globular clusters are a dense stellar system that host the closely packed stars. Such systems are typically very old. For ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Black hole • Caldwell 86 • cluster NGC 6397 • Galaxy clusters • Globular clusters • Hubble Space Telescope • Milky Way
Quantum Computing Application Lab: GoI and Amazon Partnership
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in partnership with the Amazon Web Services is to establish Quantum Computing Applications Lab. The lab will identify quantum computing problems faced by Central and State Governments and also by the research institutions. The chosen proposals from these entities will get access to Amazon Web Services to use ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Black hole • budget 2020-21 • Genome India Project • national mission on quantum technology and applications • Quantum technology • satellite communication