Tag: SCIENCE

Space YUVIKA Programme The Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO will begin the ISRO Young Scientist Programme 2023. This Programme is run by ISRO to teach younger children the fundamentals of space technology, science, and applications. About the Programme: ISRO’s ex-chief K. Sivan announced the Programme on January 18, 2019, and it was launched four months later on May 17. Indian Space Research Organization is organizing a special Programme for School Children called "Young Scientist Programme" "YUva VIgyani KAryakram”, YUVIKA, Aim: to impart basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the younger students in emerging trends in space science and technology amongst the youngsters, who are the future building blocks of our nation. three students each will be selected to participate in it every year from each state and union territory, covering CBSE, ICSE and state syllabus. The eligibility for being chosen for the Programme includes those students who have finished 8th standard and are currently studying in the 9th standard.

Latest inventions on Science & Technology Matsya 6000 A three-member crew will be sent around 6,000 metres below sea level as part of a Samudrayaan Mission expected to be completed by 2026. What is Matsya? Matsya, an Indian-made deep-submergence vehicle developed under the Deep Ocean Mission plan for the exploration of rare minerals.  It has an endurance of 12 hours under normal operation and 96 hours in case of emergency for human safety. Samudrayaan Mission: Announced by the government in October 2021, Samudrayaan is a manned submersible mission that will allow scientists to observe and understand unexplored deep-sea areas by direct intervention. It is a self-propelled manned submersible to carry three human beings to a water depth of 6,000 meters in the ocean with a suite of scientific sensors and tools for deep ocean exploration.

Space Indian Institute of Astrophysics researchers develop low cost star sensor. Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have developed a low cost star sensor for astronomy and small CubeSat class satellite missions The Starberry Sense is ready for launch on the PS4 Orbital Platform by ISRO and can be used for CubeSats and other small satellite missions in the future. About IIA: It is an educational institution was established in the year of 1786. The primary focus of the institute is research and specialization in various forms of physics or astrophysics. headquarters in Bengaluru. The institute has a network of laboratories and observatories in India, including Kodaikanal (the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory), Kavalur (the Vainu Bappu Observatory), Gauribidanur (the Gauribidanur Radio Observatory), Hanle (the Indian Astronomical Observatory) and Hosakote.

SCIENCE Space NASA hands over NISAR satellite to ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has received the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) satellite from the U.S. space agency. NISAR is a Low Earth Orbit observatory jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. NISAR will map the entire globe in 12 days and provide spatially and temporally consistent data for understanding changes in Earth’s ecosystems, ice mass, vegetation biomass, sea level rise, groundwater and natural hazards including earthquakes, tsunamis, valconoes and landslides. NISAR carries L and S dual-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which operates with the Sweep SAR technique to achieve large swaths with high-resolution data. The SAR payloads mounted on Integrated Radar Instrument Structure (IRIS) and the spacecraft bus are together called an observatory. The final integration of the satellite will be carried out at the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, and ISRO is looking to launch the satellite in 2-24 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.