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-Finally, scientists have discovered the world’s first double whirlpool, which was earlier existed only in theory. -Scientist of University of Liverpool, London have done this miracle. -Scientists have discovered this unique world’s first double whirlpool, called Modons, in Tasman sea. -While eddies (whirlpools that can span hundreds of miles in the ocean) are not uncommon, two connected eddies spiraling in opposite directions was previously unheard of. -Ocean eddies almost always Read More …
Scientists of University of Liverpool, UK have discovered ‘smoke rings’ in the Tasman Sea which may ‘suck up’ small marine creatures and carry them at high speed and for long distances across the ocean. -Researchers found a pair of eddies spinning in opposite directions and linked to each other so that they travel together all the way across the Tasman Sea, taking six months to do it. -The smoke rings Read More …
NASA will launch a space telescope that will provide the largest picture of our universe ever seen, with the same depth and clarity as the Hubble Space Telescope. -It has been named as Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope or WFIRST. -NASA has planned to launch this telescope in the mid-2020s. -This next generation telescope will function as Hubble’s wide-eyed cousin. -While just as sensitive as Hubble’s cameras, WFIRST’s 300-megapixel Wide Field Read More …
According to the Space.com, 3200 Phaethon—an Apollo asteroid—came the closest to Earth it has ever been on December 16. On that date, the Arecibo Observatory Planetary Radar—the world’s second largest single dish radio telescope captured high-quality images of the asteroid, which won’t be in such close proximity to Earth until the year 2093. The new radar images show off the asteroid’s immense size, shape, as well a, a notable dark feature near Read More …
Researchers from University of Michigan in the US have developed a new type of neural network chip that can dramatically improve the efficiency of teaching machines to think like humans. -The network, called a reservoir computing system, could predict words before they are said during conversation, and help predict future outcomes based on the present. -Reservoir computing systems, which improve on a typical neural network’s capacity and reduce the required Read More …
World’s largest amphibious aircraft in production, China’s indigenous AG600, , took to the skies on 24 December for its maiden flight from the southern city of Zhuhai -This aircraft is codenamed Kunlong. With a wingspan of 38.8 metres (127ft) and powered by four turboprop engines, the aircraft is capable of carrying 50 people and can stay airborne for 12 hours. -According to Chinese state media, the amphibious aircraft has military applications Read More …
Scientists have discovered the remains of a 150 million-year-old giant carnivorous marine reptile or Plesiosaur that lived in the waters of Antarctica. The creature is the first of its species located in Antarctica and the oldest creature ever found on the continent. The fossil was found in the Antarctic peninsula, in a paleontological deposit located 113 kilometers southwest of Argentina’s Marambio Airbase. -The discovery site was a two-hour helicopter journey Read More …
Famous academic journal Science Magazine on Dec. 21 declared first observation of a neutron-star merger (Cosmic Convergence) as a ‘Science’s 2017 Breakthrough of the Year’. According to the journal the way the event was spotted, which involved detecting the gravitational waves that the spiraling neutron stars radiated before they merged was especially remarkable. -Those were detected by physicists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). It is made up of the Read More …
