by Team Spectrum Books | Oct 8, 2020 | Current Affairs
According to a research published in the journal Nature Astronomy on September 14, 2020, there is potential sign of life on the much-overlooked planet Venus. The atmosphere of Venus is highly toxic and inhospitable, but astronomers on Earth, with the help of powerful...
by Team Spectrum Books | Oct 8, 2020 | Current Affairs
China has successfully sent nine satellites into orbit in its first commercial launch of a rocket from a platform at sea. Sea launches reduce the risk of used rocket stages returning to Earth and posing a danger to inhabited areas. Sea launch platforms are expected to...
by Team Spectrum Books | Oct 8, 2020 | Current Affairs
Ultraviolet light has disinfectant properties and can be used to make indoor spaces safe during the pandemic. The Sars-CoV-2 virus, the causative agent of Covid-19, is easily rendered harmless by UV light. If harnessed and used in the right way, UV light can fight the...
by Team Spectrum Books | Oct 7, 2020 | Current Affairs
As per reports in September 2020, a Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is being set up in Chile, South America, whose sensitivity would be a 100 million times greater than that of the human eye. Once in action, this telescope, an 8.4 metre wide reflector that...
by Team Spectrum Books | Oct 7, 2020 | Current Affairs
NASA’s plans to rope in companies to collect samples of moon dirt for its lunar base plans and hand them over have been in the pipeline for quite some time. NASA’s goal is to complete the retrieval and transfer of ownership before 2024, the year the agency is aiming...
by Team Spectrum Books | Oct 7, 2020 | Current Affairs
On September 16, 2020, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, 71, won election to office in Parliament, where his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) commands a comfortable majority. Suga replaced former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who resigned for health reasons....
