Author: Kinooze Learning
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Super Earth Found
“NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light coming out from a ‘Super-Earth’ planet beyond our solar system for the first time.” NASA reported. Do you know what a Solar System is ? Let us refresh, Solar System consists of a star and all the objects going around it. Something like this in the picture. Sun is…
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Do Aliens Exist?
First of all, who are aliens? Do you know? Well, people who live on Earth are called humans. Scientists say that there might be many more planets out there in the Universe. Aliens are believed to be those people who live on one of these planets, other than earth. Aliens are also sometimes called ET…
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Mother Knows The Best!
All of us as kids at some point of time have told our mothers (when she would correct us for something) – “Mom! you think you know the best?” Well, kids take a long time to realize that parents do know what is best for them – only when they themselves become parents is when…
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Why do Astronauts wear Space Suits?
Why can’t astronauts go to space wearing normal clothes? Why do they wear such a bulky looking outfit? It doesn’t look very comfortable after all. Space suit acts like armour (a protective covering that protects from injury). They stop astronaut’s blood from boiling in space. They also reflect sun’s dangerous rays. Inside the space suit…
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The Upside Down House! So True!
You must be thinking that we are joking. Nah! Two architects Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozhanski, in the western Austrian village of Terfens have done it for real. They have been working on it for past eight years and now it is open for people to go have a look at it. It opened for public…
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Olympics Women Boxing Event
Did you know that to be able to participate in an event in Olympics, players have to sometimes play in a qualifying match. When they perform well in that qualifying match, they can go ahead and participate in Olympics. One such event is Women’s Boxing. Women’s Boxing will be played for the first time in…
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Let us Draw on The Globe
Have you ever checked out a globe? What are the lines on it? Are those lines real or imaginary? Well, the lines are imaginary that divide our globe into extremely small sections. Hmm! But why do we even need them? Long time ago, sailors while sailing on the ocean had no idea where they were going.…
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Road that Charges the Electric Cars! So Cool!
Electric cars are becoming very common these days and I am sure you would find one or two in your neighborhood when you look around. These cars run off batteries and since they do not dirty our air – are much “cleaner” option compared to regular petrol-driven cars. But there is one problem with Electric…
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Chelsea wins FA Cup 2012
Chelsea won the FA Cup in 2012 final for the fourth time in six years, beating Liverpool 2-1 in the final at Wembley in London. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a oldest national knockout competition in English football . Ramires hit the first goal after 11 minutes and…
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Art on Walls
Look at the picture above. You must have seen this art of matchstick figures a few times. It is called ‘Warli Art’. Warlis are the tribal who live in Maharashtra. Their huts are made of clay and walls covered with cow dung. Since they don’t have access to fancy things to decorate their homes, they decorate…
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Hollande becomes New French President
Francois Hollande emerged victorious in French Presidential Election on Sunday. He will be now the new French President. From the beginning Mr. Hollande appeared to have a lead ahead of Mr.Sarkozy. In the end, as expected he won as he got more number of votes. You might remember this from the movie Spiderman – “With great…
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Remembering Gurudev, the man who wrote “Jana Gana Mana”
Rabindranath Tagore fondly called ‘Gurudev‘ was born on May 7, 1861. Today on his 150th birth anniversary we remember the man who introduced the Indian culture to the rest of the world. He was born in a wealthy family in Calcutta. From a young age he was very observent of his surroundings and liked to…