NASA selects Bezos's Blue Origin and Musk's SpaceX to Build New Moon Landers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics, the three space firms to build new lunar landing systems that will carry astronauts to the moon by 2024. The announcement by NASA was made on April 30, 2020.
The deadline has been accelerated by the White House to 2024, under the Space agency's moon to mars campaign. The three companies that include SpaceX and Blue Origin will share the amount of $967 million from NASA.
NASA has been gearing up for a long-term presence on the moon that according to the space agency will eventually help humans to reach Mars.
Apr 29, 2020
The Largest-ever Arctic Ozone Hole Developed this Spring
An ozone hole that formed over the Arctic this spring and eventually grew into the largest ever recorded there has closed.
Scientists who were tracking the hole at Copernicus' Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) made the announcement, noting the "rather unusual" hole was caused not by human activity but a particularly strong Arctic polar vortex.
Apr 28, 2020
ARCI in collaboration with Nanomechanics Inc., has developed NanoBlitz 3D
Scientists from International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology in collaboration with Nanomechanics Incorporated (Inc.,) have developed NanoBlitz 3D, an advanced tool to map nano-mechanical properties of constituent phases, features or components of multiphase alloys, composites, multi-layered coatings & others.
Massive Asteroid 1998 OR2 To Zoom Past Earth On 29th April, Poses No Threat To The Planet
As per the details shared by the NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, a Massive Asteroid 1998 OR2 will zoom past Earth on 29th April 2020.
However it poses no threat to us or our planet confirmed the space agency. According to NASA, the asteroid 52768 (1998 OR2) is expected to be 1.8 to 4.1 kilometres wide and will fly by earth at a distance of 6.2 million kilometres.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has also confirmed that during the fly-by, the massive asteroid will be travelling at an astonishing pace of 19,461 miles per hour.
Apr 27, 2020
Researchers Develop Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanocoatings For Disposable Masks
Dr.Viswanatha R from Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bengaluru under the DST Nano Mission has developed organic-inorganic hybrid nanocoatings for disposable masks.
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has approved the large-scale production of the mask.
The N95 masks are capable of filtering out all types of particles, including viruses and bacteria. These masks are expensive and need prior training as standard practice before using it. Inexpensive disposable masks have several limitations.
These often get wet through salivary droplets, body fluids, and sweat. The wet masks attract the microorganisms and act as a breeding ground for those organisms to multiply in number.
First-Ever Digital Geological Map Of Moon Released By US Geological Survey
The first ever digital, unified, global, geological map of the moon was released virtually by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Lunar Planetary Institute on April 22, 2020.
The map is a 'seamless, globally consistent, 1:5,000,000-scale geologic map'.Called the 'Unified Geologic Map of the Moon', it will serve as a blueprint for future human missions and a source of research and analysis for the educators and the general public interested in lunar geology.
The moon the closest cosmic body to Earth through which space discovery can be attempted and documented has always piqued the interest of humanity.
NTPC Launches Hydrogen Fuel Bus And Car Project For Leh And New Delhi
NTPC Ltd, India's largest power producer and a central PSU under Ministry of Power, has invited Global Expression of Interest (EoI) to provide 10 Hydrogen Fuel Cell (FC) based electric buses and an equal number of Hydrogen Fuel Cell based electric cars in Leh and Delhi. The EoI has been issued by NTPC's wholly owned subsidiary, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) Limited.
The move to procure Hydrogen Fuel Cell based vehicles is first of its kind project in the country, wherein a complete solution from green energy to the fuel cell vehicle would be developed.
The initiative, which has been undertaken with support of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, will also harness renewable energy for generation of hydrogen and develop it's storage and dispensation facilities as part of pilot projects at Leh and Delhi. The move to launch hydrogen powered vehicles aims at decarbonizing mobility segment.
IICT Collaborated LAXAI Life Sciences To Reduce Dependency For Apis And Drug Intermediates
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, has collaborated with Hyderabad-based integrated pharmaceutical company, LAXAI Life Sciences, to develop and manufacture Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and drug intermediates. The initiative may help to reduce the dependency of the Indian pharmaceutical sector on Chinese imports of these ingredients.
The collaboration will use the know-how for the commercial manufacturing of the products.
LAXAI Life Sciences will be one of the first few to commercialize these products.
The manufacturing of these APIs and intermediates will be taken up at US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)/Good manufacturing practice (GMP) approved plants held by LAXAI through its subsidiary, Therapiva Private Limited.
Apr 25, 2020
China Names Its First Mars Mission 'Tianwen-1'
China has named its first Mars exploration mission as 'Tianwen-1'. The announcement was made on April 24, 2020, the same day when the nation celebrated 'Space Day' to mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of its first-ever satellite 'Dong Fang Hong-1' in 1970.
China's Mars mission will include an orbiter, a lander and a rover. The mission is expected to be launched later this year. With the mission, China aims to catch up with the other nations that have launched successful mars missions including the United States, European Union, Russia and India.
Scientists Discover 19 Interstellar Asteroids Between Jupiter and Neptune
Nineteen asteroids that once belonged to a distant star system have been found orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
They have been circling the sun for more than 4.5 billion years, since the very inception of the solar system.
Astronomers believe the space rocks were ripped from their original location as the universe expanded and the sun grew rapidly, creating its own gravitational pull.
The enormous force of the burgeoning star sucked the rocks into the formative solar system and they have remained here ever since, astronomers believe.
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