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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - May 2015

May 2015

Aug 17, 2016

World’s First Quantum Satellite

China has launched its quantum satellite, the first in the world.
It is nicknamed 'Micius', the satellite will circle the Earth once every 90 minutes after it enters a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km.
In its two-year mission, QUESS is designed to establish "hack-proof" quantum communications by transmitting uncrackable keys from space to the ground, and provide insights into the strangest phenomenon in quantum physics -- quantum entanglement.

Aug 16, 2016

Space X Successfully Lands Falcon 9 Rocket

It was Space X's sixth success in a row. The aerospace company successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating drone ship in Atlantic Ocean.
Falcon 9 rocket was recovered after the launch of a Japanese communications satellites into orbit 20,000 miles above the Earth. This was company's eighth launch of its reusable rocket this year.

Aug 12, 2016

Longest-Lived Vertebrate on Earth

As per a new study, the Greenland shark is the longest-lived vertebrate on the planet.
The animal, native to the cold, deep waters of the North Atlantic, can live to at least 272 years, and possibly to the ripe old age of 500.
Some research had suggested they grow extremely slowly, less than half an inch per year, suggesting a life span well beyond those of other vertebrates.

Aug 11, 2016

Flooded Canyons on Titan Discovered

NASA’s Saturn probe spacecraft has discovered deep, steep-sided canyons on Saturn's moon Titan that are flooded with liquid hydrocarbons, spotted by Cassini.
It is the first direct evidence of the existence of liquid-filled channels on Titan, as well as the first observation of canyons hundreds of meters deep.

Aug 10, 2016

‘Blue Whirl' Flame Discovered

Scientists have discovered a new fire, which shares the same 'whirling' characteristic of a tornado.
Known as the 'blue whirl' flame (because it lacks the yellow colour of traditional flames), instead of being destructive, could lead to cleaner ways of burning fuel, as well as helping in the clean-up of oil spills.

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