Page-2 of Stars
Lithium-rich Red Giants
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics have discovered Li-rich red giants and have associated Li-enhancement with red clump giants. Li-rich Red Giants Apart from helium and hydrogen, lithium is one of the 3 primordial elements produced during the big ..
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
International Astronomical Union names a star after Indian Woman Scientist
On December 17, 2019, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) named a white yellow star in Sextans Constellation as “Bhibha” and its planet as “Santamasa” Highlights The star has been named Bhibha honoring Indian Woman Scientist Bhibha Choudhury who discovered subatomic ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow scheme: Haryana rank its panchayats on basis of 7 social parameters
Harayana Government has launched 7-Star Gram Panchayat Rainbow scheme to give star rankings to its panchayats on the basis of seven social parameters. Under this scheme, as many as 1,120 villages of the state have achieved rankings since its launch ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT)
NASA has invented a new type of autonomous space navigation that could see human-made spacecraft heading into the far reaches of the Solar System, and even farther – by using pulsars as guide stars. It’s called Station Explorer for X-ray ..
AP Columbae: Closest young star to the Earth
Recently, the planetary scientists have discovered the closest young star to Earth. The star, named AP Columbae, is the closest so-called “pre mainsequence” star. It is located in the constellation of Columba, which has been studied for the last 15 ..