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Scientific Accomplishments of 2022
Scientific Accomplishments, of 2022.
Here are some of the top science
and innovation stories of 2022,
according to the 'Hindustan Times.'.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), In January, NASA's JWST reached its final position in orbit and
began capturing never-before-seen glimpses of the universe.
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International Space Station (ISS), In February, international space agencies
announced that the ISS will be retired by 2031.
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Endurance, In March, the wreckage of Shackleton's ship, Endurance,
was discovered in Antarctica and deemed "one of the biggest achievements in polar history and polar science.".
Endurance, In March, the wreckage of Shackleton's ship, Endurance,
was discovered in Antarctica and deemed "one of the biggest achievements in polar history and polar science.".
Event Horizon, In May, the Event Horizon Telescope captured
the first-ever image of the supermassive
black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
Alignment, In June, five planets - Mars, Mercury,
Venus, Jupiter and Saturn - all aligned with
a crescent moon for a rare astronomical event.
Large Hadron Collider (LHC), In July, scientists at the LHC announced
that the world's most powerful collider
had discovered three new particles.
DART, In September, NASA's DART mission tested
the space agency's ability to defend
the planet from asteroid impacts.
Artemis, In November, NASA's Artemis mission
launched, taking a critical first step
in putting humans back on the moon.
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National Ignition Facility (NIF), In December, the U.S. NIF announced a breakthrough
in fusion technology, bringing the sustainable
energy source much closer to becoming a reality
NASA has unveiled striking images capturing the extensive flooding in the UAE following the recent torrential rainfall. Describing it as a "slow-moving storm," NASA highlighted the unprecedented deluge that inundated the Gulf states, surpassing a year's worth of rainfall in some regions. According to the UAE's meteorological department, the country received a staggering 6.04 billion cubic metres of rain last week, nearly equivalent to its annual precipitation of 6.7 billion cubic metres. This remarkable event underscores the magnitude of the weather phenomenon that swept across the region.
#DubaiFloods #UAEFloods #NASAImages #FloodedUAE #RainInUAE #UAEWeather #FloodMonitoring #NASAData #UAEEnvironment #ClimateChange
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Nasa granted awards for the human exploration rover challenge on Monday to two Indian student teams from Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. The "Crash and Burn" award went to.. IndiaTimes
Isro's S Somnath discusses Aditya L1 solar mission's ongoing Sun data transmission and instrument observations. The 5-year mission includes solar eclipse data.. IndiaTimes
Mars, often dubbed the "red planet," has once again intrigued scientists with a new discovery. NASA's Perseverance rover, tirelessly exploring Mars' Jezero Crater since early 2021, has stumbled upon a peculiar sight: thousands of white rocks scattered across the crater's surface. Recent images transmitted by the rover reveal over 4,000 light-toned pebble-sized rocks strewn throughout the crater floor. "These rocks are highly unusual, and we're actively working to unravel their origins," remarked Candice Bedford, a planetary scientist at Purdue University and member of the Mars 2020 science team, speaking at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) last month. Concurrently, NASA is wrapping up an architectural review of its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program, which aims to retrieve Martian rocks for detailed analysis back on Earth.
#NASA #PerseveranceRover #MarsDiscovery #WhiteRocks #JezeroCrater #SpaceExploration #MartianGeology #RedPlanet #MarsResearch #ScienceDiscovery
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Astronomers May Have Solved, the Mystery Surrounding , Blue Supergiant Stars.
'Newsweek' reports that astronomers now believe
that some of the brightest and hottest stars in existence
may be the result of collisions between two other stars.
Scientists have long sought to determine
how these intensely bright stars,
known as blue supergiants, are formed. .
According to a new paper published by
'The Astrophysical Journal Letters,' scientists
suggest that blue supergiants are the result
of two binary stars merging into one.
Blue supergiants, which are about 16 to 40
times the mass of our sun, are some of
the most massive stars in the universe. .
Their intensely hot surface temperatures
are often two to five times hotter than our
sun and over 10,000 times more luminous.
'Newsweek' reports that the latest research
looked at 59 early B-Type blue supergiant
stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud,
a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way galaxy. .
We simulated the mergers
of evolved giant stars with
their smaller stellar companions
over a wide range of parameters,
taking into account the interaction
and mixing of the two stars
during the merger, Athira Menon, study author and an astrophysicist at the Instituto
de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in Spain, via 'Newsweek'.
The newly-born stars
live as blue supergiants
throughout the second
longest phase of a star's life,
when it burns helium in its core, Athira Menon, study author and an astrophysicist at the Instituto
de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in Spain, via 'Newsweek'.
The results obtained explain
why blue supergiants are found
in the so-called 'evolutionary gap'
from classical stellar physics,
a phase of their evolution where
we would not expect to find stars, Artemio Herrero, study co-author and a researcher at the Instituto
de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) in Spain, via 'Newsweek'.
The team reportedly hopes to continue its
investigation into the role that merging stars
could play in the formation of galaxies, as well as how
blue supergiants form neutron stars or black holes. .
The team reportedly hopes to continue its
investigation into the role that merging stars
could play in the formation of galaxies, as well as how
blue supergiants form neutron stars or black holes.
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On April 8th, millions across North America beheld the extraordinary spectacle of a rare total solar eclipse. The transformation of a vibrant sunny day into a grayscale panorama reminiscent of scenes from a dystopian narrative captivated observers, etching a mesmerising memory that will endure for years. Meanwhile, NASA treated the world to captivating images offering a celestial perspective of the solar eclipse from outer space. On Monday, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) generously shared footage and images capturing the breathtaking total solar eclipse. The mesmerising video showcases the eclipse unfolding over the Earth's horizon, revealing a striking transformation where a portion of our planet appears engulfed in darkness during this celestial phenomenon.
#SolarEclipse #SpaceView #NASA #ISS #TotalSolarEclipse #EnchantingSight #Starlink #CelestialObservation #SpacePerspective #SolarEclipse2024
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On Saturday, a Russian Soyuz rocket successfully launched three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), overcoming a setback that had led to the last-minute abort of its previous launch two days prior. NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus embarked on their journey from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan, marking a smooth and triumphant lift-off.
#RussianSoyuz #SpaceLaunch #AstronautsToISS #SpaceExploration #InternationalSpaceStation #SpaceMission #SoyuzLaunch #ISSExpedition #AstronautJourney #SpaceTravel #RocketLaunch #SpaceFlight #NASA #Roscosmos #SpaceGlitch #SpaceTechnology #OuterSpace #SpaceScience #CosmicJourney #SpaceAdventure
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