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• The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) was established in 1961.
• It was originally formed as a Committee in 1961 and gained Commission status in 1981.
• The SUPARCO is Pakistan's national space agency and is responsible for the development of space technology and its peaceful applications in the country.
• It is headquartered in Islamabad and has technical facilities in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Quetta, Peshawar and Gilgit.

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During a thunderstorm, the Earth can have a net positive charge on its surface.

This is because the negatively charged clouds above the Earth induce a positive charge on the Earth's surface.

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Jupiter has the shortest day in the solar system.

It completing one rotation in approximately 9 hours and 56 minutes.

Jupiter is also the fastest spinning planet in the solar system.

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Refraction is the change in the direction of light when it passes from one medium to another.

It is one of the most commonly observed natural phenomena of light.

Optical prisms and lenses involve refraction to redirect light, and so does the eyes of living beings.