Chandrayaan3’s slingshot route to the moon Subject : Science and technology Concept : Besides, Chandrayaan3, like its predecessor Chandrayaan2, will take a rather intriguing route to the moon. It will circle the earth five six times, to get the slingshot effect. It will likewise circle the moon 56 times before the lander began […]
VSSC unit to undertake system checkouts ahead of Chandrayaan-3 launch Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : On Friday afternoon, the spotlight will be on the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, from where India’s third moon mission will take to the skies. But some of the action before the lift-off […]
Indo-Japanese researchers develop treatment for Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : A team of doctors from Tamil Nadu along with scientists from Japan have developed a disease-modifying treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disease, using a food additive — a beta-glucan produced by N-163 […]
India’s diabetes epidemic is making its widespread TB problem worse Subject : Science and technology Section: Health Concept : India has been experiencing the double burden of two debilitating and severe epidemics – type 2 diabetes (a.k.a. diabetes mellitus, DM) and tuberculosis (TB). The figures for both are staggering. Currently, India has around […]
Sun To Reach Solar Maximum In 2 Years, May Lead To “Internet Apocalypse” Subject: Science and technology Section :Space technology Context: The Sun will reach “solar maximum” – a particularly active period – in 2025 and today’s digital world is not prepared for it. About Solar Maximum: The sun goes through a natural […]
Artificial sweetener: WHO panel says no need to cut daily intake Subject: Science and technology Section : Health Context: A World Health Organization’s (WHO) committee categorised artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”. WHO findings: The analysis by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer found the product to be “possibly carcinogenic […]
Different Kind of Moon Missions Subject : Science and technology Concept : The Chandrayaan-3 mission is one of the several space missions lined up to go to the moon, including Russia’s Luna 25 mission and NASA’s Artemis II. Different kinds of moon missions: Flybys: These are the missions in which the spacecraft passed […]
Strange particle that holds the key to ‘quantum supercomputers’ Subject : Science and technology Section: Awareness in IT Concept : Microsoft researchers have made significant strides in the creation of Majorana zero modes, a type of particle that could revolutionize quantum computing. Majorana zero modes, which are their own antiparticles, possess unique properties […]
Chandrayaan-3 mission: Why ISRO wants to explore the Moon’s south pole Subject : Science and technology Section: Space technology Concept : Chandrayaan-3 is India’s upcoming lunar mission, which aims to be the world’s first mission to soft-land near the lunar south pole. Chandrayaan-3 is India’s third moon mission and is a follow-up of […]