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