crust Current Affairs, GK & News

Key Facts: Deep Carbon Observatory

The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) is a global research program to outreach carbons role on Earth. It is a community of scientists including physicists, biologists, geo – scientists and chemists working across several traditional disciplinary lines. Key highlights of DCO research It has found that there are ultra – deep diamonds at 670 km depth ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Carbon • Carbon cycle • Carbon dioxide • carbon dioxide emissions • crust • Deep Carbon Observatory • Earth observation project • evolution of life • Interior of Earth • Mantle

Insight Mars lander detects likely Marsquake

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) InSight lander spacecraft has detected what’s believed to be a “marsquake” on the Red Planet. NASA scientists are still working to confirm the source of the faint trembling. Scientists believe the trembling may not be due to wind or movement of the lander’s robotic arm but from below the ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Core • crust • Earth • Exoplanets • InSight lander spacecraft • Mantle • Mars • marsquake • Mercury • NASA • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • Red Planet • Venus