Asteroid coming close to Earth at 42 lakhs km

Asteroid coming close to Earth at 42 lakhs km

You must have heard about asteroids coming close to Earth and about to collide. Looks like a fairy tale. But this is true. February 4, 2018 which is less than a week from now will witness this when asteroid called “2002 AJ129” will zip past Earth at a speed of 1 lakh kmph and is designated potentially hazardous by NASA scientists. This is potentially hazardous because the asteroid which is 1.1 Km wide will fly about 42 lakhs Km away from Earth which is considered very close in space terms….

OMG!Chilly weather dropping Iguanas from trees

OMG!Chilly weather dropping Iguanas from trees

Have you ever heard anyone falling from the tree because of chilly weather? Iguanas are falling from the trees in USA due to chilled weather. Iguana is a large arboreal tropical American lizard with a spiny crest along the back and greenish coloration which are found in Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. These can even be found in Southern belt of USA. Florida, a south eastern state of USA has become so chilled that Iguana is falling from the tree like overripe mangoes once it climbs it…

If Rohingyas are illegal migrants so are Desi people settling abroad

If Rohingyas are illegal migrants so are Desi people settling abroad

India had taken stand on Rohingyas to deport them from India and send them back to their native place Rakhine, Myanmar as they were illegal migrants. But what about its own citizens who illegally emigrated to various countries across the globe. It was ridiculous to hear Union home minister Rajnath Singh taking a technical stand that Rohingyas did not follow the proper protocol to enter India as refugees. Since India has not signed any specific UN convention, it will not break any international law by sending them back. Thousands of…

Blue Wine-New flavour for your taste buds

Blue Wine-New flavour for your taste buds

Blue wine. You may not have heard about it before. A new cobalt blue colored wine is being launched in USA in October 2017 after a two year experiment mainly in Spain. The maker of this wine Gik who originally launched in Spain were fined Euro 3000 by Spanish government as this colour was not legally approved in wine industry. It will be launched in USA in October and is expected to be priced between $12 to $14. The producers of this wine are trying to do something different with…

Why Jack Daniel will die in Europe

Why Jack Daniel will die in Europe

Jack Daniel may soon die in Europe especially in European Union (EU) if US President Donald Trump goes his way. Trump is planning to tax steel import from EU which will be a detriment to the EU business community. In retaliation EU will impose heavy tariffs on import of many things like orange juice, dairy and- in what would be a blow to lovers of Jack Daniel and other distilleries and breweries preparing Bourbon and will result in annoyance in US business sector as confirmed by EU president Jean Claude…

Aerialist performs daredevilry over the Niagara Falls

Aerialist performs daredevilry over the Niagara Falls

Aerialist Erendira Wallenda, 36, performed acrobatics on the Niagara Falls on 15th Jun 2017. She performed it while hanging from a helicopter which was 300 feet above the falls and briefly hung twice by her teeth in between hanging upside down by her toes for a few seconds. She was tethered with a loop suspended from the helicopter. People on both sides of US and Canada borders turned their necks to catch a glimpse of this. Erendira said “it was beautiful and amazing” after landing on the ground. People have…

What happens inside quietest place on Earth

What happens inside quietest place on Earth

Do you know which the quietiest place on Earth is? It is Microsoft office in Redmond headquarters in USA. To be precise Anechoic chamber is the exact place at -20.6 dB. There are six concrete rooms within rooms that enclose the chamber and can reduce the noise of a jet taking off to a whisper. Literal meaning of Anechoic is echo free. Year 2015 saw the world record of -9.4dB in Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis.   Let’s walk through sounds heard at different decibels (dB) which is a measurement unit…

Beer on Mars

Beer on Mars

Want to enjoy beer on Mars. Yes, it will be possible soon as Budweiser, leading brewery company in USA has chalked out plan to grow and consume beer on Mars, a planet which is further away from Sun as compared to Earth. The beer company is bubbling over with hopes to make a microgravity brew that can be consumed on the Red Planet. However there are challenges in this. There is 100 times less gravitational force on Mars as compared to Earth making it difficult to sip liquid on Mars….