Cassini Finds Oxygen on Dione

Dione

Cassini probe, launched by NASA and the space agencies of Europe and Italy, passed near Dione; one of Saturn's moons, in April 2010. After analyzing the data acquired by Cassini, NASA recently uncovered the fact that Dione has an atmosphere with oxygen, but in small amounts. Scientists say that the atmosphere one would encounter there would be similar to the conditions at 300 miles (483 kilometers) above Earth. With an average temperature of -121°F (-186°C) and the ultra-thin oxygen layer, Dione would not be a place for us to live. But it further clarifies the fact that a considerable number of moons (satellites) with oxygen atmospheres exists around planets like Saturn and Jupiter. It also shows us the possibility of the existence of extraterrestrial life, most probably as microbial life forms, within our solar system.

How Dione got Oxygen

Scientists say; the reason for the availability of oxygen in the atmosphere of Dione, could be due to the impact of solar photons and energy particles from Saturn's magnetic field, with the chilly ice layer of Dione. Due to these bombarding's, the Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms in ice escape into the atmosphere.

About Cassini

Cassini probe was named after Giovanni Cassini, an astronomer who discovered Dione in 1684. Cassini was sent out on mission in 1997, and it made its arrival at Saturn in 2004. Cassini would serve the mankind probably until 2017.

Happy Birthday Einstein!

14^th March 2012 marks the 133^rd birthday anniversary of an extraordinaire: Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Württemberg, in the German Empire; on 14^th March 1879, to Hermann Einstein and Pauline Einstein. He contributed for the progress of physics by developing theories such as Relativity and the Quantum Theory. He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.

Scientists say; "Toss this up!"

Taking a panoramic shot is now not a complicated job as it used to be. It is now as simple as tossing a ball in the air. The interesting part is; the image that is taken is not an ordinary panoramic shot.

Jonas Pfeil, a recent graduate of Technische Universtität of Berlin, created an amazing camera as his diploma thesis. A ball of size of a soccer ball, outfitted with 36 fixed-focus 2MP cameras, which can shoot spherical panoramic shots was the creation that he came up with.

Mobile World Future Unveils at MWC 2012

Last week marked the conclusion of one of the biggest events of mobile technology, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, which was held in Barcelona, Spain.
As the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry, with an attendance of about 60,000 including world’s top mobile manufacturers, the MWC 2012 became an excellent place for pre-launching new products.
The following are several smart devices, smart phones, tablet PCs and even two new “Phablets” or super tablets, first launched in the form of the Samsung Galaxy Note, showcased under consumer electronics manufacturers that spawned them:

Poll Results - December 2011

Sorry for the absence in the past few weeks. So, we decided to cover up somethings we missed during that time. From the poll we held to the end of the last year, we have decided to go more with Hacking and Programming topics since most readers feel that way. But, no, we are not going to let the other guys down either. For those who joined in the poll, Thank you very much for your feedback and thanks for sharing what you believe with us. 

NASA GRAIL Gravity Mapping Satellites Now in Orbit

Grail(Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) satellites is the first NASA spacecraft that will map the gravity field of the Moon.

GRAIL mission satellites lifted off on 10th September 2011. The satellites entered Moons orbit recently on 31st December 2011. Grail mission is expected to improve knowledge of Moon's gravity by 100-1000 times what was previously known.

Sir Timothy Berners Lee;

Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee is a computer scientist in Britain and a MIT professor. Most of all, he is the inventor of the World Wide Web(that is the software part of the Internet). He is popularly known as 'Tim Berners-Lee' or 'TimBL'.

Hacker; the Definition

The term 'Hacker' refers to the person who involves in hacking. Hacking itself is defined differently by different groups of people. This has led to the state called 'the long standing hacker definition controversy'. Mainly, there are 2 conflicting definitions used by 2 different groups.

The Story of Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley refers to the southern region of San Francisco Bay Area in North California of the United States. Today, it is often considered as the world's high technology center which is home for many famous companies.

Jonathan Ive Knighted

Jonathan Ive has been honoured by Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight Commander of British Empire (KBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours List in appriciation for "service to design and enteprise".

Sir Jonathan, whose full name is Jonathan Paul Ive, is currently Apple’s Senior Vice President in Industrial Design: the mastermind behind Apple's favourite designs like iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook, PowerBook...

Apple Corporate Museum

The world's largest collection of Apple's history related lineup is currently managed by the Stanford University. The collection includes items ranging from 1976 to the recent times; but remains unopened for the public for reasonable causes.

Google to Beat iPad

Eric Schmidt, the current executive chairman of Google hints on a potential Google tablet powered with 'real Android' and has mentioned plans to market a tablet of highest quality within the next 6 months.

How 'C' Got Its Name

C is a general-purpose computer programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie(between 1969 and 1973). It is a structured procedural language and was originally intended for use with Unix OS with the intention of designing System software.

Today, it has become one of the most widely used programming languages of all time; not just for system software, but for all sorts of portable application software.

A Man Who Shaped the Modern World

Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie who was born in 9^th September 1941 was found dead on 12^th October 2011. He is considered one of the few people who dared to shape the digital era. He is the founder of C programming language(1970s). And also co-founded the original UNIX operating system along with his long-time colleague, Ken Thompson.

The Story of Android

Heard of Android? May be you just have used it.
Android is an operating system for mobile devices. Developed by Open Handset Alliance; headed by Google and is released under a free software license. These days it is considered the best selling mobile platform in the planet.

Chrome 15: Ranks the Most Popular Web Browser for the first-time

In the last week of November, StatCounter claimed that Google Chrome version 15 has become the Worlds' most popular web browser! Still Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the most popular one collectively with all its versions-StatCounter claims...

Kepler22b; the first Earth-like planet confirmed

Kepler-22b is the most Earth-like planet discovered yet. Orbitting a star at 600 light years away from Earth, it has liquid water on its surface. It was the 22^nd planet recorded by Kepler and is about 2.4 times the radius of Earth.

Hotmail Story

As a free webmail service with over 350 million users, Windows Live Hotmail has placed the world's most popular web-based e-mail service while Yahoo! Mail and Gmail hold records for the 2^nd and 3^rd places respectively. In full, Hotmail is referred to as 'Windows Live Hotmail' which was formerly referred to as 'MSN Hotmail'. It represents Microsoft's version of webmail. But, it was not the Microsoft who invented it.

Has JavaScript got anything to do with JAVA?

Anyone interested in web development is sure to have heard of JavaScript and most of them might even have studied it. 

Ever wondered how JavaScript got its name? Originally it was called Mocha when developed by Netscape Communications Corporation. It was first released titled "LiveScript" with a Netscape Navigator Release. But why did it suddenly associate with "JAVA"?

Java Applications Run Anywhere?

Unlike applications written in most languages, Java applications can work across most Operating System platforms (Windows, Linux, Solaris, iOS, etc.). This is a major reason why Java is becoming more and more popular. But how does Java behave with such portability?