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Maruti Suzuki Jimny is, without a doubt, one of the most capable off-road SUVs in India. Ever since its launch, a number of people have taken it to explore some of the most challenging terrains. The Jimny has also become a popular choice among new off-road enthusiasts who want to learn the art of off-roading. Recently, showing how a novice driver becomes an intermediate off-road driver, a video has been shared online. In this video, the new off-road driver takes his brand new Jimny across the sand dunes of Jaisalmer,…

December 7, 20235 min readThe iridescent, blind De Winton’s golden mole was last seen in 1937 and later declared officially lost. But scientists have since rediscovered it by tracking its environmental DNABy The Conversation US & Samantha MynhardtDe Winton’s golden mole was rediscovered in November 2023 through environmental DNA tracking after not being sighted since 1937. The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.The De Winton’s golden…

He hadn’t been sick. Except for persistent pain in his upper back, between his neck and his shoulder blades, Todd Sand was the picture of health when he traveled to Calgary early this year to coach promising pair skaters Sonia Baram and Daniel Tioumentsev at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships.The first part of the competition went well, with the stylish duo performing the top-ranked short program. But that night, when Sand called his wife and fellow coach, Jenni Meno, he mentioned he was tired and achy and…

Exoplanets are definitely a bit of a hot topic at the moment. Throw in a sprinkling of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and you have the recipe for magic!I still cannot believe that we have discovered, yes actually discovered 5,539 exoplanets and there are more being confirmed every day! The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992 and now over five and a half THOUSAND planets around other star systems are known!A team of astronomers have been exploring one in particular, the enigmatic WASP-107b using JWST and have…

The James Webb Space Telescope has made the first direct analysis of clouds on a nearby alien world. These aren’t just made of water vapor but also sand, which would move around the planet much like Earth’s water cycle.Located just 200 light-years from Earth, the exoplanet in question is known as WASP-107b, and it’s already attracted some attention for being a bit of an oddball. It’s about the size of Jupiter but only has the mass of Neptune, which makes it one of the least dense planets found so far. In fact, this…

In a new revelation, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered the secrets of Wasp-107b, a distant planet located 200 light years away in the Virgo constellation. This extraordinary world, dubbed the 'candy floss' planet due to its large yet light structure, boasts an array of peculiar features, including sand rain, scorching temperatures, and sulphur dioxide-scented winds.The "Candy Floss" PlanetDiscovered in 2017 through periodic flickers of light from its host star, Wasp-107b has become the focus of attention…

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed something intriguing about a gas giant exoplanet known as WASP-107b. The Neptune-like gas giant currently orbits a star roughly 211 light-years from Earth and was first discovered in 2017. Now, Webb has revealed that the planet has sand clouds and high volumes of sulfur in its clouds. This new discovery helps us learn more about the distant exoplanet, including the fact that its atmosphere is not dense enough to block out observations by the James Webb space…

The Webb Space Telescope has revealed a world quite alien compared to our own: WASP-107b, a Neptune-like gas giant that orbits a star some 211 light-years from Earth. Webb has now detected water vapor and sulfur dioxide in the planet’s atmosphere, as well as sand-like silicate clouds.Webb Telescope Images the Pillars of CreationThe planet’s atmosphere is not dense, allowing a team of astronomers to peer deeply into the world using the telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). The team’s work was published today in…

Artist impression of WASP-107b and its parent star. Credit: Illustration: LUCA School of Arts, Belgium/ Klaas Verpoest (visuals), Johan Van Looveren (typography). Science: Achrène Dyrek (CEA and Université Paris Cité, France), Michiel Min (SRON, the Netherlands), Leen Decin (KU Leuven, Belgium) / European MIRI EXO GTO team / ESA / NASAA team of astronomers used recent observations made with the James Webb Space Telescope to study the atmosphere of the nearby exoplanet WASP-107 b. Peering deep into the fluffy atmosphere of…

"The sight of rolling dark clouds of sand and dust engulfing everything in their path and turning day into night is one of nature's most intimidating spectacles. It is a costly phenomenon that wreaks havoc everywhere from Northern and Central Asia to sub-Saharan Africa." Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, UNCCD. Credit: UNCCD Sand and dust storms are an under-appreciated problem now "dramatically" more frequent in some places…