Ultima Thule
NASA shares detailed images taken by New Horizons of the distant celestial body called Ultima Thule .
Ultima Thule
A NASA spaceship is zooming toward the farthest, and quite possibly the oldest, cosmic body ever photographed by humankind.
Bioplastics
Plastic is the third most commonly used petroleum derivative in the world; each year 200 million tons of plastic are consumed on the planet.
Gaganyaan programme
The Union Cabinet approved the ambitious Gaganyaan programme, which will send three Indian astronauts to space for up to seven days by 2022 at a cost of Rs.10,000 crore.
IIT Roorkee’s new warning system to alert before earthquake strikes
Scientists at IIT Roorkee claim to have developed an earthquake early warning system that can alert people up to a minute before the quake strikes.
GSAT-7A- ISRO’s ‘angry bird
Recently ISRO launched GSAT-7A which is meant to enhance the communication infrastructure of the Indian Air Force on GSLV-F11.
Blended bio-fuel
For the first time, an An-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) flew with blended bio-jet fuel produced from Jatropha oil.
1st Israeli spacecraft to moon
Israel preparing to launch the country’s first spacecraft to the moon added a special passenger that will accompany the journey.
Punganur cow
According to livestock journals, The Punganur cow, considered one of the world’s smallest breeds of cattle, is said to be on the verge of extinction due to cross-breeding being conducted by farmers.
Asteroid Bennu and OSIRIS-REx spacecraft
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered ingredients for water on a nearby skyscraper-sized asteroid, a rocky acorn-shaped object that may hold clues to the origins of life on the earth.