Tag: Space

In News Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set new deadlines for various major missions. About the recent changes/ developments made First solar mission and third lunar mission are set to take place in the first quarter of next year.  XpoSat: this scientific mission is scheduled for next year. The XpoSat will be […]

In News Recently, LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) in South Dakota in the U.S. is being considered as the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world.  Universe and Dark matter Many physicists strongly believe that the entire visible part of the universe forms only 5% of all matter in it. They believe the rest is made up […]

In News Recently, the U.K. hosted the fourth summit for Space Sustainability in London in collaboration with the Secure World Foundation.  Plan for Space Sustainability A new ‘Plan for Space Sustainability’ was announced at the summit.  This plan aims to “set a global commercial framework for the insurability, the licensing and the regulation of commercial […]

In  News  Recently, NASA launched Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment(CAPSTONE Satellite). About  It is a microwave oven-sized CubeSat weighing just 55 pounds (25 kg). It  is designed to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit. It aims to help reduce risk for future spacecraft by validating innovative navigation technologies, and by verifying […]

In News Recently, astronomers have reported a Fast Radio Burst (FRB) whose characteristics are different from almost all other FRBs previously detected, except one. Key Findings One of the best-known fast radio bursts is FRB20180916B. This FRB was discovered in 2018 and is only 500 million light-years away from us in another galaxy. Repetition: The […]

In Context  Recent study suggested that Mars’ dramatic shift from a warm and wet planet to a cold and dry one may have been chiefly driven by greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide (CO2). Major Highlights of the Study  Missions to the Red Planet have revealed the presence of riverbanks and deltas, evidence that it […]

In News Recently, ISRO successfully tested  the HS200 solid rocket booster for the Gaganyaan programme. About HS200 It is a 20-metre-long booster with a diameter of 3.2 metres and is the world’s second largest operational booster using solid propellants.  The control system used in the HS200 booster employs one of the world’s most powerful electro-mechanical […]

In News Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope facility revealed the first image of the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. About Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a collaboration of 300 researchers, reveals true colours of Sagittarius A* (SgrA*), the black hole. The image confirms that the object is indeed a black […]

In News Recently, NASA’s InSight lander detected a quake on Mars, the largest ever observed on another planet. Key Points Earlier Events: The InSight rover first landed on Mars in November 2018, and has since heard 1,313 quakes.  The largest previously recorded “marsquake” was detected in August 2021. Marsquakes and its cause:  On Earth, quakes […]

In News Recently, the new Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced plans to launch the Venus mission by December 2024. About Aim: To study what lies below the surface of the solar system’s hottest planet, and also unravel the mysteries under the Sulfuric Acid clouds enveloping it. Objective of the Mission Possibility […]