Pulsars Current Affairs, GK & News
Imaging X – Ray Polarimetry Explorer IXPE Mission
The Imaging X – Ray Polarimetry Explorer is called IXPE. It is a NASA Space Observatory. It has three identical telescopes that measure the polarization of cosmic X – Rays. About IXPE Mission The Mission studies the exotic astronomical objects. It maps the magnetic fields of neutron stars, black holes, pulsars, magnetars, supernoval remnants, quasars ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Active Galactic Nucleus • Black holes • NASA • Pulsars • space • SpaceX Falcon 9 • Supernova • X-ray
Millisecond Pulsars Discovered
A group of astronomers have discovered 8 milli second Pulsars. These pulsars are located within the dense clusters of stars called the “Globular Clusters”. The Pulsars were discovered using the MeerKAT telescope located in South Africa. What are Milli second Pulsars? The Milli second pulsars are the most compact stars known to mankind. They pin ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Globular clusters • MeerKAT telescope • Millisecond pulsar • Pulsars • Radio telescopes
Astronomers discover the farthest Gamma-ray emitting active galaxy
The scientists from Aryabhatta Research Institute have discovered a new galaxy that emits gamma rays. The galaxy has been categorised as Narrow Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1). However, it is unique and different from the other NLS1s discovered so far. About NLS1 It is 31 billion light years away from the earth. The galaxy is located ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Active Galactic Nucleus • Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences • Black holes • Gamma ray • NLS1 • Pulsars • Quasars • Subaru Telescope
What is Hum of the Universe?
The Hum of the Universe was recently detected by the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav). According to the researchers, the hum was produced by gravitational waves. About the Hum of the Universe The Hum of the Universe comes from a type of dead star called a “Pulsar”. These stars are basically neutron ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Black holes • Gravitational Waves • hum of universe • LIGO • NANOGrav • Neutron stars • Pulsars
Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope
After the collapse of the Arecibo Telescope, China is opening its world largest Radio Telescope for international scientists. The World second largest Arecibo Observatory collapsed in Puerto Rico after the 900-tonne receiver platform became loose and plunged 140-metres onto the radio dish below. With this, China recently announced that it is open its world largest ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Arecibo telescope • China • Five Hundred Metre Aperture Telescope • Puerto Rico • Pulsars • Radio telescope
NASA: A Huge X Ray burst detected from outer space
NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) telescope detected a sudden spike of X Rays. The spike was caused by a massive thermo nuclear flash on the surface of a pulsar. Pulsar A Pulsar is a neutron star whose compact core is left behind when a massive star runs out of fuel. It later collapses ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Hydrogen Fuel • NASA • Pulsars • space • Sun • X-ray Pulsar Navigation