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Important Facts for Prelims (19th December 2018)

  • 19 Dec 2018
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Farout

  • Scientists have recently discovered the most distant object ever observed in our Solar System.
  • The object is located at 120 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun (1 AU = distance between the Earth and the Sun).
  • This object is nicknamed as “Farout” and provisionally titled 2018 VG18.
  • Farout is also the first known Solar System object that has been detected at a distance that is more than 100 times farther than Earth is from the Sun.
  • Farout was discovered as part of a search for extremely distant Solar System objects, including the suspected Planet X, which is sometimes also called Planet 9.

Bogibeel Road-Rail Bridge

  • Bogibeel is India’s longest road-rail bridge connecting Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.
  • The bridge is 4.94 km long and 32 meters above the water level of the Brahmaputra.
  • It has been fashioned on a bridge that links Sweden and Denmark.
  • The bridge will be a major boost to improve logistical issues for the armed forces along the border in Arunachal Pradesh as India shares a nearly 4,000 km border with China.

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