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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - May 2015

May 2015

Jun 07, 2015

Lava Spotted on Moon Orbiting Jupiter

A US radio telescope has captured images of an enormous lava lake on the surface of Io, one of the moons orbiting the planet Jupiter.
"The new images clearly show an enormous lake of lava, fed from the subsoil and which exists permanently.
The mass of lava was spotted in the region known as Loki Patera, a volcanic pit measuring approximately 200 kilometers (124 miles) in diameter.

Jun 06, 2015

Facebook Lite Made Debut in Asia

Facebook released a 'Lite' version of its application that was tailored for people using Android smartphones in places where wireless data bandwidth is scarce.
Facebook began rolling Lite out in Asia and said that the application will be available in part of Europe, Africa, and Latin America in coming weeks.

Jun 05, 2015

Pluto's Moons Tumbling in Absolute Chaos

NASA`s Hubble space telescope has provided the first glimpse of Pluto`s moons that wobble unpredictably, tumbling in absolute chaos.
Hubble has provided a new view of Pluto and its moons revealing a cosmic dance with a chaotic rhythm.
Comprehensive analysis of the data shows that two of Pluto`s moons, Nix and Hydra, wobble unpredictably.
The moons wobble because they are embedded in a gravitational field that shifts constantly.

Jun 04, 2015

Final Close-up of Saturn's Moon Hyperion

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has made its latest and final flyby of Hyperion, Saturn's oddball moon.
The probe returned images from its final close approach to Hyperion, upholding the moon's reputation as one of the most bizarre objects in the solar system.
Cassini passed Hyperion at a distance of about 21,000 miles (34,000 kilometers) at closest approach. Cassini's closest-ever Hyperion flyby took place in September 2005, at a distance of 314 miles (505 kilometers).
Cassini will make several more close flybys of Saturn's moons in 2015 before departing the planet's equatorial plane to begin a year-long setup of the mission's daring final act.

Jun 03, 2015

Hidden Structures near Earth's Surface

By observing galaxies billions of light-years away, a team of astronomers has detected tube-like structures mere hundreds of kilometres above the Earth's surface.
For over 60 years, scientists believed these structures existed but by imaging them for the first time, we have provided visual evidence that they are really there.
The observations revealed that the tubes are 500 to 700 km above the surface and are aligned with the Earth's magnetic field.

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