Milky Way’s formation decoded
Based on data from the Gaia space observatory scientists said that the Milky Way, home to our sun and billions of other stars, merged with another smaller galaxy in a colossal cosmic collision roughly 10 billion years ago.
Chandrayaan-2 successful launch
India successfully launched Chandrayaan-2 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
Little room for SC/ST scientists in biotech bodies
Under “Right To Information” query by a researcher, it has found that scientists from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are grossly under-represented in scientific institutions funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
Chandrayaan-2 scheduled landing
ISRO aiming to make up for the lost time by adjusting the module’s Earth and Moon-bound phases.
Project on mind-machine interface
Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk revealed his secretive Neuralink startup is making progress on an interface linking brains with computers, and said they hope to begin testing on people next year.
Desalination of seawater without electricity
Researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have been able to desalinate seawater to produce drinking water with the help of gold nanoparticles that absorb sunlight over the entire visible region and even the near infrared light.
Moon mission launch aborted
India’s ambitious second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, suffered a temporary setback, with the launch of the rocket being aborted 56 minutes before the scheduled lift-off.
Ransomware
Recent incidences where ransomware hit and paralysed services.
Chandrayaan-2’s lander and rover simulated surface tests
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created a proto-Lunar Terrain Test Facility (LTTF) at its advanced satellite testing unit, ISITE, in Bengaluru.
Arctic mission will trap scientists in ice to study climate
In a couple of months scientists from 17 nations will be studying the impact of climate change on the Arctic and how it could affect the rest of the world.