Perseverance rover begins to study ancient crater’s floor

The Perseverance rover of Mars 2020 mission is to study the floor of an ancient crater of Mars. The crater once held a lake. About the Study The Perseverance rover will use a camera called “WATSON” to capture detailed shots of the rocks. Also, it will use zoomable cameras located on its head to survey ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Category-I sedimentary basins • igneous rocks • Ingenuity Helicopter • Mars 2020 • MOXIE • Perseverance • Perseverance Rover

NASA-Axiom: First Private Astronaut Mission to Space Station

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently signed an agreement with Axiom Space. What is the Agreement? Under the agreement, Axiom is to send its astronauts to International Space Station. This is the first private astronaut mission to the space station. The mission has been named as Ax-1. What is the plan? The Axiom ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Axiom • Gaganyaan Mission • International Space Station (ISS) • ISRO • NASA • Space station

High & upper middle countries received 83% vaccines: WHO

The World Health Organisation recently announced that the high and upper middle-income countries have received 83% of world vaccines. These countries represent 53% of world population. On the other hand, the low and middle income countries have received only 17% of the word vaccines and they account to 47% of world population. Variant of Concern ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: B.1.1.617 • Brazil variant • Double mutant variant • Double Mutant virus • Kent Variant • South Africa Variant • UK variant • Variant of Concern • World Health Organisation

OSIRIS-REx: NASA Spacecraft starts journey to Earth

The NASA Spacecraft called the “Osiris-Rex” has started a two year long journey back to the earth. The spacecraft reached asteroid Bennu in 2018. It then spent two years flying around it and collected rubbles. Rubbles are rough fragments of brick, stones. About the OSIRIS-Rex The mission was launched to study asteroid Bennu. The mission ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Bennu • ESA • European Space Agency • Hayabusa2 • JAXA • NASA • Osiris • OSIRIS-REx • Rosetta

What is Asperger’s Syndrome?

The SpaceX Billionaire Elon Musk recently announced that he had Asperger’s Syndrome. The announcement was made in a TV show Musk was hosting. Musk also mentioned about the Dogecoin cryptocurrency in the show. Recently, an announcement was made that SpaceX is to launch DOGE-1 Mission to moon. The Geometric Energy corporation that is sending DOGE-1 ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021

Category: International Current Affairs • Persons in News • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Asperger syndrome • Autism • Dogecoin • Elon Musk • International Classification of Diseases • SpaceX • WHO