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NASA 3D animation shows how gravity levels differ across globe! Explore places where gravity doesn’t work

By: Kritika Bobal
Have you ever wondered what if gravity doesn’t work at all? What if the invisible magnetic force that is spread across the planet which helps us and things stay on the ground disappears suddenly? We don’t know if this can happen anytime soon but there are places where gravitation pull in each part of the world is different. Yes, you read that right!
Gravity, according to NASA, is determined by mass, and because Earth’s mass isn’t distributed evenly over the planet, gravity changes with time. NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) enables scientists to study gravitational pull levels around the world.

GRACE has also shown 3D surprising variations in Earth’s gravity field. The color red denotes locations where gravity is stronger than the ideal, smooth value, whereas the color blue denotes areas where gravity is weaker than the ideal.
There are places in the world for real where gravity fails. Check out these strange places.
- Magnetic Hill
Magnetic hill, which is also known as Cyclops Hill is located near Leh, Ladakh. This hill road is actually a downhill road. On the hill road, objects and cars may appear to roll uphill against gravity while they are actually sliding downhill. Surprisingly, if you put your car in neutral gear and turn off the engine, it will begin to move slowly on its own. While some believe that the area has magical properties, others argue that this is due to the optical illusion generated by the area’s layout. You must try this if you don’t believe it.

- Reverse waterfall
Ever heard of a waterfall going upwards instead of falling down? Yes, there is a place in Maharashtra near Pune, where you will catch a reverse waterfall. Naneghat is a strange spot where you’ll spot a strange phenomenon but this is not because of magic or for some spooky reason. The theory behind this is that it is placed on the top of the mountain so as the clouds descend, the winds are strong and with the force, it pushes the water that flows down the mountain, which makes it flow in reverse. So, this is all because of the wind. You will also find a reverse waterfall in the Faroe Islands which is a part of the kingdom of Denmark. The reason is similar.

- Hoover Dam
This dam is located in Nevada, the USA where gravity doesn’t seem to have existed at all. So, if you ever find yourself in this location, try this experiment. Pour water from a bottle over the dam as you stand near it. You will notice that instead of flowing downward, water begins to flow upward. Yes, you read that correctly. This occurs as a result of the dam’s structure creating a powerful updraft, which causes the water to be pushed higher by the wind. Isn’t that fascinating?

- Mystery Spot
Mystery spot is located in Santa Cruz in California. It is one of the most amazing places in the world that defy gravity. It was opened in 1939 by George Prather. The Mystery Spot is a prominent tourist attraction known as a “gravity box” or “tilted house”. The intriguing place includes a ‘mystery shack’ that appears to be on the verge of collapsing, and everything appears to be rolling uphill. You are missing out on something very wonderful if you haven’t been here yet.
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- The Golden Boulder
This majestic rock appears to be on the verge of collapsing at any moment. This stunning monument is located in Burma, Myanmar. The Golden Rock is precariously balanced on a strand of the Buddha’s hair, according to the legends. Actually, it has been sitting in the same spot for almost 2500 years. That’s correct! At a height of 49 feet, the boulder has a pagoda erected on top of it. According to legend, the boulder is kept in place by Buddha’s hair. However, popular legend has it that the boulder can only be moved by a woman, which is why women are not allowed to touch it. Isn’t it strange

Which place would you like to visit?
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Global warming to impact flow of Ganga, Brahmaputra: UN chief Antonio Gutteres
Global warming will likely impact the flow of major Himalayan rivers like the Ganga (Ganges), Brahmaputra and the Indus, the United Nations has warned.

Global warming will likely impact the flow of major Himalayan rivers like the Ganga (Ganges), Brahmaputra and the Indus, the United Nations has warned.
Speaking at an event on the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the Ganges and Brahmaputra will feel the impact of glaciers and ice sheets continuing to recede over the coming decades and will have their flow reduced, majorly.
He said the world has already seen how Himalayan melts have worsened flooding in Pakistan, adding that rising sea levels combined with saltwater intrusion will decimate large parts of these huge deltas.
Guterres stressed on the critical importance of glaciers—which today cover 10 percent of the earth’s surface— for life on earth as the massive ice bodies carved out landmasses for human sustenance over millennia
The UN chief expressed concern over human activity driving the planet’s temperature to dangerous new levels and “melting glaciers are the canary in the coalmine”.
Antarctica is losing an average of 150 billion tons of ice mass every year while the Greenland ice cap is melting even faster – losing 270 billion tonnes per year.
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In Asia, 10 major rivers originate in the Himalayan region, supplying freshwater to 1.3 billion people living in its watershed.
Antonio Guterres was speaking at the event held on the margins of the UN 2023 Water Conference – formally known as the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the UN Decade for Action on Water and Sanitation (2018-2028) – currently underway at UN Headquarters.
The conference which is co-hosted by Tajikistan and the Netherlands will result in a summary of proceedings from the UNGA President that will feed into the 2023 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
A day before the UN Water Conference, the ‘United Nations World Water Development Report 2023: partnerships and cooperation for water’ published by the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said that around 80% of people living under water stress lived in Asia; in particular, northeast China, as well as India and Pakistan.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX eyes for its first orbital launch to reach Mars via spacecraft, here’s the first glimpse | WATCH
In September 2019, Musk had announced that SpaceX aimed to fly people to Mars by 2024. The Starship spacecraft will be capable of carrying about 100 people at a time and the company aimed to launch its first orbital test flight within the next six months, Musk had also said during his presentation.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is looking for its first orbital launch to reach Mars via spacecraft. The billionaire founder, who has revolutionised commercial space travel, has now released a simulation of what the journey to Mars will look like.
This will be real in our lifetime, Musk tweeted after releasing the Martian simulation.
Last week, the billionaire had released the details about the development of Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket ever built.
Standing alongside the 390-foot (119-meter) rocket at SpaceX’s Texas spaceport, Musk had also said let’s make this real! This is really some wild stuff here. In fact, hard to believe it’s real.
In September 2019, Musk had announced that SpaceX aimed to fly people to Mars by 2024. The Starship spacecraft will be capable of carrying about 100 people at a time and the company aimed to launch its first orbital test flight within the next six months, Musk had also said during his presentation.
Elong Musk has estimated that the Starship launch could wind up costing less than $10 million.
From the beginning of the year 2022, the SpaceX has been ramping up operations with its workhorse Falcon-9. The company has also been launching Starlink constellations and cargo to the International Space Station.
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Stephen Hawking birth anniversary: Google Doodle pays tribute to legendary scientist
Hawking is mainly known for his theories on black holes. He revolutionized the modern physics with his theories on origins and mechanics of the universe. His intellectual and curiosity about new things, earned him a nickname Einstein.

Stephen Hawking the legendary scientist and theoretical physicist would be celebrating his 80th birth anniversary. To mark the special day, search engine company Google paid tribute to the English cosmologist and author with a two and half minutes long animated video on their homepage.
Born in Oxford, England, Stephen Hawking was fascinated by the universe from a very young age. However, Hawking was diagnosed with a rare disease named neurodegenerative when he was just 21 years old. The disease slowly forced him to sit on a wheelchair. As the time passed, he started losing his voice and after a while he lost his speech. Therefore, he started to communicate through a speech generating device, which was invented by himself. Google describes the legendary scientist as ‘one of history’s most influential scientific minds’.
Hawking is mainly known for his theories on black holes. He revolutionized the modern physics with his theories on origins and mechanics of the universe. His intellectual and curiosity about new things, earned him a nickname Einstein.
In 1965, Hawking defended his PhD thesis on ‘Properties of Expanding Universe’ at the Cambridge University. The revolutionary theory presented that space and time originated from a singularity.
Here are some of the best quotes by Stephen Hawking
- One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.
- Quiet people have the loudest minds.
- Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
- The victim should have the right to end his life, if he wants. But I think it would be a great mistake. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.
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