Toxic mercury in fish increases with ocean warming, overfishing
Based on data and modelling, researchers from Harvard University have found that the amount of toxic mercury (methylmercury) in fish higher in the food chain can change due to two…
Category: Planets
At last, Juno enters Jupiter’s orbit
In yet another remarkable achievement, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit around Jupiter without being knocked down by the planet’s intense magnetic field…
A ‘young Jupiter’ exoplanet discovered
The Gemini Planet Imager imaging instrument perched atop Chile’s Gemini South Telescope has for the first time discovered an exoplanet which is Jupiter-like within a young system. In all likelihood,…
Editorial: Weird Mercury
Published in The Hindu on October 12, 2011 Our basic understanding of the fundamental aspects of Mercury stands challenged just six months after the Messenger spacecraft settled into orbit around…
Editorial: Unlocking Mercury’s secrets
Published in The Hindu on April 18, 2011 After a voyage of nearly eight billion kilometres that took over six and a half years, the Messenger spacecraft has settled down…
