XRISM Mission

XRISM (pronounced “crism”) is led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) in collaboration with NASA, along with contributions from ESA (European Space Agency). It launched Sept. 6, 2023. NASA and JAXA developed Resolve, the mission’s microcalorimeter spectrometer. The objective of the mission is to investigate celestial X-ray objects in the Universe with high-throughput imaging and high-resolution spectroscopy. XRISM was launched from …

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is designed to discover thousands of exoplanets in orbit around the brightest dwarf stars in the sky. In its prime mission, a two-year survey of the solar neighborhood, TESS monitored the brightness of stars for periodic drops caused by planet transits. The prime mission ended on July 4, 2020 …

Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite

The observatory, a collaboration between NASA and the French space agency, CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales), is measuring the height of nearly all water surfaces on Earth. SWOT was designed to measure every major river wider than about 300 feet (100 meters), and preliminary results suggest it may be able to observe much smaller rivers. SWOT was …

India received highest remittances in 2022: UN Report

As per the report In 2022, India, Mexico, China, the Philippines and France were (in descending order) the top five remittance recipient countries. India is the first country to receiving more than USD 111 billion of remittance.  United States of America is consistently been the top remittance-sending country in the world followed by Saudi Arabia, Switzerland,  and …

Early blooming of rhododendrons a cause of concern

Environmentalists alarmed by Early blooming of rhododendrons is Uttarakhand. It is attributed to shift in climate patterns, disrupting ecosystems, endangering local traditions, and threatening medicinal resources. Rhododendrons typically bloom in March and April. These flowers are available in all colours namely white, pink, red, purple, yellow, and orange. Flowers can be single, semi-double, or double. Rhododendrons are also …