The discovery was made by measuring the mass of the planet using the indigenously designed “PRL Advance Radial-velocity Abu-sky Search” (PARAS) spectrograph integrated with 1.2m Telescope at PRL’s Gurushikhar Observatory in Mount Abu. The discovery is important for understanding the formation mechanism of sub-Saturn and super-Neptune like planets that are too close to host star. … Read more
The COMRA also released a series of videos showing activities of rarely-seen deep sea creatures in the seamounts during an international conference hosted by the association and International Seabed Authority in Qingdao City of east China’s Shandong Province, scheduled between Monday and Tuesday. The video shows a shoal of red deep sea shrimps moving together; … Read more
President Kovind, who was addressing the 7th convocation of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Mohali, also encouraged students, who graduated today, to become entrepreneurs and asked them to give back to society, especially to the less privileged. “The purpose of scientific research is threefold. First, science and technology must continue … Read more
Plastics are cheap, lightweight and long-lasting. For these same reasons, plastics waste in causing major environmental problems around the globe. Researchers from Colorado State University in the US discovered a polymer with many of the same characteristics we enjoy in plastics, such as light weight, heat resistance, strength and durability. However, the new polymer, unlike … Read more