Author: Sameeksha Gupta

A research team has confirmed the finding of a diamond from a meteor that originated from a dwarf planet. A team of researchers from the Monash University, RMIT University, CSIRO, the Australian Synchrotron and the Plymouth University have officially announced that they have discovered traces of a rare diamond Lonsdaleite from a meteorite. Surprisingly, this meteorite originated from a large asteroid that must have collided with the dwarf planet. What is the diamond Lonsdaleite? Lonsdaleite is a rare diamond that has only been constructed in laboratories yet. It is a rare hexagonal form of diamond that is considered stronger than…

             NASA has announced an official demonstration of its planetary defence system DART soon. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has officially declared that it will soon demonstrate its nationally created planetary space defence system to the people. This protection system is referred to as DART ( Double Asteroid Redirection Test). This demonstration will take place around 4:30 am IST on September 27. This $ 50 million spacecraft will crash into a passing asteroid Dimorphos soon in order to check certie scientific calculations. This is one of a kind experiment hailed as a pioneer…

         A new song Gaya Gaya has been dropped recently by the Director R Balki from his upcoming thriller movie Chup: Revenge of the Artist.  The romantic balled stars Dulquer Salman and Shreya Dhanwanthary enjoy soulful and sweet moments in the rain in the song. The gaya gaya song’s video also shows some intersecting moments of the eminent actor Sunny Deol racing against time to capture a serial killer. In a surprising twist, this serial killer abducts and kills the movie critics and leaves a sticker of rating stars on their foreheads. This has really captured the attention of the…

Under its Lunar Program Chang’e , the discovery of new material Changesite- (Y) prompts China to dispatch three more lunar orbiters to the moon.  The space agency of China, China’s National Space Administration, has been approved to dispatch three orbiters to the moon. The agency, regarded as the equivalent of the US’s NASA, started operating back on October 24, 2007.  Therefore, as part of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, the agency has been commissioned to send three unmanned lunar orbiters to the moon in search of traces of more precious minerals. Moreover, the agency has been tasked with looking for…