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He-abundance in Omega Centauri discovered by IIA
The scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have studied the stars of Omega Centauri cluster and found some Helium-enhanced cool bright stars that are present among the metal-rich sample of the cluster. IIA is an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Significance of the Findings This is ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: DST • Helium • IIA • Indian Institute of Astrophysics • Omega Centauri
Indian Astrophysicists: Lithium in Interstellar space & Red Giants have Connection
The Researchers in the Indian Institute of Astrophysics frame a connection between Lithium in interstellar space and lithium in red giants. The Lithium rich Helium burning stars also have connections with red giant stars. Highlights A team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics have discovered a number of Lithium rich red giants. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Big Bang Theory • Helium • Hydrogen • Lithium • Research and Development • space • Stars
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy detects Universe’s first molecule in space
The researchers have finally detected the most ancient type of molecule in our universe in space for the first time ever. They used NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) to detect helium hydride in a planetary nebula NGC 7027 about 3,000 light-years away from Earth. Helium hydride ion (HeH+) was the first molecule that ..
Topics: Acids • Astronomical observatories • Cations • Chemical elements • Chemistry • Heh • Helium • Helium hydride ion • Infrared astronomy • Natural sciences • NGC • Physical sciences
NASA Spots 1st Molecule of the Universe
The scientists have detected the first molecule to ever form from stray atoms in the universe. The first such molecule was helium hydride, a combination of helium and hydrogen. The discovery is a first step in unlocking the mystery of the universe’s chemistry. About the Discovery The research was published in the journal Nature. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Helium • helium hydride • Hydrogen • NASA • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • NGC 7027 • Sofia • Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
Helium hydride ion to be the first molecule detected in space
NASA’s flying observatory SOFIA has detected Helium hydride ion (HeH+), the first molecule that formed almost 14 billion years ago towards a planetary nebulae. It is the first type of molecule that formed in the universe after the Big Bang. At that time, ionised hydrogen and neutral helium atoms reacted to form Helium hydride ion. ..
Topics: Cations • Chemical elements • Chemistry • Heh • Helium • Helium hydride ion • Hydrogen • Natural sciences • Physical cosmology • Physical sciences • Planetary nebula