A French-Chinese satellite blasted off Saturday on a hunt for the mightiest explosions in the universe, in a notable example of cooperation between a Western power and the Asian giant.Developed by engineers from both countries, the Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is carrying four instruments – two French, two Chinese – that will seek out … Read more
NEW DELHI: A Long March 2-C rocket carrying the French-Chinese satellite Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) successfully lifted off from southwestern China on Saturday to explore the universe’s most powerful explosions, gamma-ray bursts.The SVOM satellite, weighing 930 kilograms and equipped with instruments from both countries, aims to detect and study gamma-ray bursts, which are extremely … Read more
NEW DELHI: Astronomer Frederick Walter from Stony Brook University in New York has proposed that extraterrestrial civilizations might have been wiped out by gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), offering a possible explanation for the absence of contact with alien life. His views were reported in the Daily Mail on Tuesday.GRBs, which Nasa describes as short-lived but extremely … Read more
