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Mangalyaan: The Indian Mars Mission That Took the World by Storm (Article Updated in 2023)

In 2013, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) embarked on a monumental mission to explore the Red Planet with Mangalyaan or Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM). Approved by the government of India, Mangalyaan was a millionaire interplanetary space project aimed at establishing an Indian craft into Mars’ orbit, with a launch date set for October of that year. The main objective of Mangalyaan was to conduct a deep study of the Red Planet and its chemistry, making ISRO the fourth space agency to reach Mars after NASA’s Curiosity Rover, Roscosmos, and ESA. This article is a small package of words that explains Mangalyaan's objectives, challenges, and interesting information about the Indian Mars craft that captured the attention of the world. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) worked on the Mangalyaan mission, which was the first time an Indian spacecraft explored the Red Planet from Mars' orbit. According to updates from ISRO, the Mangalyaan had a mass of 500 kg. This h...

Is new found GJ 504b planet Zeeba? : Believers get a new hope for friendly Zeeba ET/aliens

If you are the one who believes we Earthians are not all alone in the Universe, you must have been reading and hearing the news updates about aliens from Planet Zeeba. These aliens are known for visiting to the Earth from time to time to create awareness about the greenery and environmental balance on the Earth. Also, these aliens have been known as our savers who want to save us from the angry aliens from Planet Gootan. A recently found GJ 504b planet by Subaru telescope  and team from NASA  is being supposed to be the real Planet Zeeba. In this article, a basic understanding of GJ 504b and its discovery have been discussed. What is Planet Zeeba (GJ 504b)? Planet Zeeba , now also recognized as GJ 504b is a recently discovered pink planet that is located about 57 light years away from Earth. GJ 504b has been discovered by NASA ’s Goddard Space Flight Center this year (2013). The GJ504b is the lowest mass planet ever discovered by direct imaging from telescope. The...

Deep Sleep-Phase Syndrome (DSPS); Introduction, Symptoms, Medications

Deep Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) or Delayed Sleep-Phase Disorder (DSPD) is a kind of neurological sleep disorder which disturbs the normal sleeping and waking time of a person. It affects our body’s clock and delays the sleeping time for hours. The patients suffering from DSPS are unable to sleep early or at time in the night and such type of disorders are likely to affect 20 of every 1000 adults every year. Let’s read more on DSPS symptoms, causes and some remedies in this article. What is Deep Sleep-Phase disorder? Deep sleep-phase disorder (DSPD) or DSPS is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder that affects the normal sleeping time of a person, resulting into disturbed body clock with undesired high and low level of alertness of body and brain. Patients having DSPS find it difficult to sleep at proper time as well as their time of waking up in the morning does not have a control. In most of the cases, the patients are found unable to wake up by the ring of their alarm clock...

Life on Earth was originated from Mars, said Scientists with new proofs

Are we aliens? Where did the life originated from? Does life on Earth has any link to the life on Mars, the Red planet? Well, we can start thinking on it as the scientists from Italy have claimed that the life had come from Mars on our Earth, with proofs. While it has always been mystery about who are us how did life originated at the first on our Blue planet , some scientists from Italy have come with provable proofs for the origination of Life from Mars to the Earth. The research has been present in Goldsmith function which was organized in Florence, Italy recently. According to the results of this research, the life on the Earth had been originated from a giant asteroid which had come from the Red planet (Mars) itself. An American scientist, Professor Steven who is linked to the research told to the media that their team has found enough proofs that the most important atoms and constituents for the life-on-the-Earth were developed on Mars. Professor Steven b...

Scientists just developed a mini brain, said Nature

Scientists have become successful in developing a mini human brain model in their laboratory. While the brain is not as functional as a living human brain, the mini brain is expected to be of great help in knowing and understanding the functionality, diseases and disorders in human brain. Let’s read what more is being expected from this mini human brain by the scientists and bio-technologists. A report in ‘ Nature ’ magazine has said that a mini brain has been successfully developed by the researchers. According to the report, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology , situated in Austin’s academy has developed a miniature brain which resembles to the brain of a few weeks old baby in shape and size. As we have no intentions to give lame expectations to our readers, we need to mention that the brain is only a miniature model of a living human brain and does not think or understand as a human brain does. While it is not for the first time when scientists have been able to deve...

Do not let your kids watch television for more than 2 hours, Researchers suggest

Do your kids watch television for hours? Well, it is quite normal as small kids are so much fond of cartoon shows. But, beware! A recent research made on kids under age 3 has revealed that watching TV for more than 2 hours may put them in mental and physical risks. The research was conducted by Professor Linda Pagni from Montreal University . In the research, they found that the kids who watch TV for more than 2 hours a day suffer slow mental and physical growth. Such kids do not only have an IQ less than the normal kids but their ability to do mathematical operations and memorizing is affected negatively. The research also revealed that it also affects the physical growth and health of kids negatively. The research included a brief observance of psychological and socialistic problems faced by the kids in kindergarten classroom, who watch too much television. The kids who watch TV for hours are likely to have less interest in studies and suffer several concentration dis...

20 minutes Yoga/Physical exercises provide better mental health – say Experts

In today’s super accelerated and busy life, it becomes hard to save time for relaxing, meditating or going for morning/evening walks in order to maintain our brain’s health . The good news is only a few minutes exercise can balance our mental health. A research done by the students of University of Illinois revealed that practicing Yoga for 20 minutes a day can keep our brains healthy. The research was headed by Neha Gothe and team of University of Illinois, Washington. The research was done on thirty people including teenagers, women and students pursuing graduation. The participants were said to perform Yoga exercises while their mental and physical stability was being observed throughout the process. After practicing Yoga for about 20 minutes, the researchers found a considerable improvement in their performance, speed and accuracy. The research also included an aerobic exercise for the participants that resulted in better self awareness in them. Edward McAuley, who ...