Saturday, 3 October 2015
Awesome facts: The Indian Navy was handed one of its most potent ...
Awesome facts: The Indian Navy was handed one of its most potent ...: The Indian Navy was handed one of its most potent warships today, the INS Kochi. The guided missile destroyer was commissioned by Defenc...
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
The city of New York will pay for a one-way plane ticket for any homeless person if they have a guaranteed place to stay.
In New York City there are more than 26,000 people living in each square mile.
Madison Square Park, Washington Square Park, Union Square Park, and Bryant Park used to be cemeteries.
There are 20,000 bodies buried in Washington
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Square Park alone.
It can cost over $289,000 for a one-year hot dog stand permit in Central Park.
The Federal Reserve Bank on New York’s Wall Street contains vaults that are located 80 feet beneath the bank and hold about 25 percent of the world’s gold bullion.
There’s a man who mines sidewalk cracks for gold. He can make over $600 a week.
About 1 in every 38 people living in the United States resides in New York City.
The borough of Brooklyn on its own would be the fourth largest city in the United States. Queens would also rank fourth nationally.
New York City has the largest Chinese population of any city outside of Asia.
What is ASTROSAT?
It's a satellite that we will use to remotely study celestial bodies and the behaviour of galaxies using radiation analysis. For the purpose, the ASTROSAT has 5 instruments on board:
It's a satellite that we will use to remotely study celestial bodies and the behaviour of galaxies using radiation analysis. For the purpose, the ASTROSAT has 5 instruments on board:
- UVIT : Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescope
- LAXPC : Large Area X-rat Proportional Counter
- SXT : Soft X-ray Telescope
- CZTI : Cadmium-Zinc-Telluride Imager
- SSM : Scanning Sky Monitor
The first four instruments are what hep use observe a celestial body or phenomenon by recording the various types of radiation it gives off; from the visible spectrum, to infrared and ultraviolet radiation, and hard and soft x-rays. Therefore, these four are aligned to look at the same point in space at one time. The fifth instrument, the SSM, is in fact three small position sensitive x-ray detectors that continuously patrol the sky, looking for changes in the radiation from celestial objects, so that the the satellite can be rotated to point the other four instruments there. Think of the SSM as the scout for the satellite. Of course, this entire setup has to be in space because our atmosphere is largely opaque to ultraviolet radiation, x-rays, gamma rays and also parts of infrared and microwave radiation.
The public outreach arm of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI) has released a list of FAQs as an explainer for the mission, that we're going to sum up here.
ASTROSAT will be studying various celestial bodies, as well as gathering data to hep us piece together how stars and galaxies are born. The satellite will undergo extensive tests for the first six months after launch. The next six will be devoted to observations and data collection predetermined by the mission team. But a year after launch, ASTROSAT's services will be available to any scientist in India, with a good proposal, reviewed by ISRO.
Once it passes the two-year mark, international scientists will be allowed to apply as well. Once a significant amount of time has passed for each bit of observation, the data will be made available to the public.
Once it passes the two-year mark, international scientists will be allowed to apply as well. Once a significant amount of time has passed for each bit of observation, the data will be made available to the public.
Saturday, 26 September 2015
. The full spelling of its capital, Bangkok, was clearly finalised before the days of Twitter. It is known to Thais as Krung Thep Maha Nakho, but its full ceremonial name is Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit .
It is the world’s most visited city, according to the Global Destinations Cities Index, ahead of London. It will welcome 16 million international arrivals this year.
Buddhism is the country's main religion – it is practiced by 95 per cent of the population.
Thailand is home to the world’s ninth tallest statue, The Great Buddha of Thailand, at the Wat Muang Monastery in Ang Thong province. It also has the world's highest stupa - Phra Pathom Chedi at 127 metres. The country's tallest building is the Baiyoke Tower II in Bangkok - it is the world's 80th tallest at 304 metres.
Parts of Thailand are off-limits to British travellers. The Foreign Office advises against all travel to the Preah Vihear (Khaoi Pra Viharn in Thai) temple area and the Ta Krabey/Ta Moan temple area, on the Thai-Cambodian border, “due to the presence of troops in the area and the risk of outbreaks of fighting”. It also advises against all but essential travel to the provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla on the Thai-Malaysia border, due to the threat of terrorism.
One of the country’s most unusual festivals is the annual Monkey Buffet, held in front of the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi province. More than 600 monkeys are invited to feast on over two tonnes of grilled sausage, fresh fruit, ice cream and other treats. The locals see it as a thank you to the monkeys which inhabit the village and bring thousands of tourists there each year.
Saturday, 19 September 2015
Friday, 18 September 2015
Entomologist Erling Ólafsson is surprised that mosquitoes have neither settled in Iceland nor the Faroe Islands while they exist in the island states’ neighboring countries. There is no definite explanation as to why these two countries remain mosquito-free.
Lake Mývatn is home to midges and black flies but not mosquitoes.
Midges and black flies exist in Iceland, particularly in the area around Lake Mývatn in the northeast. Even though they bite, they are not considered as much of a menace as mosquitoes.
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Japan has again demonstrated its prowess in high-speed rail travel with its state-of-the-art maglev train setting a world record of just over 600km/h (373mph), just days after it broke its previous 12-year-old record.
The seven-car maglev – short for “magnetic levitation” – reached a top speed of 603km/h on Tuesday during what officials described as a “comfortable” zip along a test track near Mount Fuji.
The Lo Series train, carrying 49 Central Japan Railway employees, covered 1.8km in just under 11 seconds at over 600km/h, the company said.
The crime rate in Dubai is so low. Virtually it is 0% across Dubai. That is why this city is considered one of the safest cities on earth. The law is so strict in Dubai. On the other hand, the people of Dubai are maintained with full of the morality.
Dubai is becoming a highly developed city day by day. Many of the world’s largest and biggest buildings and hotels are in Dubai and even the number is increasing gradually. For this reason 20% of the world’s total cranes are now operating in Dubai in various constructions.
There are some amazing facts are seen in the population of Dubai. It is so wonder to think that half of the total population living in this city are Indians. On the other hand, 17 % of the total population are Emiratis. The rest of the population is composed of immigrants.
Some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers are here. The Burj Khalifa of Dubai is considered as world’s tallest man-made structure. The height of it is 2,717 feet. Burj Khalifa is also edifices the highest mosque, the highest restaurant, highest outdoor observation and highest nightclub. All these things are in the Burj Khalifa tower.
Tuesday, 15 September 2015
An overwater highway - Guzhao Highway Link linking Gufu Town and Zhaojun Bridge in Xingshan County, Hubei came into operation on Aug. 9, 2015. The highway is 109 kilometers long, 4.4 kilometers of which is constructed above the Xiangxi River of the Three Gorge reservoir and Gudongkou second-grade power station reservoir.
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