Asteroids
What is HelioLinc3D?
The field of astronomy is constantly evolving with new technologies and algorithms aiding in the discovery of celestial bodies. Recently, a team of researchers from the University of Washington developed a groundbreaking algorithm called HelioLinc3D. In its first test, this ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Nasa launches Lucy Spacecraft
American Space Agency, NASA, launched the first-of-its kind mission on October 16, 2021 to study the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter. Highlights Trojan asteroids are two large clusters of space rocks, which are believed to be remnants of primordial material forming ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
NASA To Launch Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission
American Space Agency, NASA has announced to launch “asteroid-killing Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft” on November 24, 2021. Key Points The spacecraft will be launched, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. It will be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Under this mission, ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
What is 2020 SO?
2020 SO, a Near Earth Object (NEO), has been identified to be the Centaur upper stage rocket booster that helped NASA carry its Surveyor Spacecraft towards the moon in 1966. The term ‘NEO’ is used to refer to an object ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Asteroid 16 Psyche
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA has found that 16 Psyche asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter is made of rare metals such as gold, cobalt, platinum, rhenium and iridium. The total worth of the precious metals in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
ISRO signs Memorandum of Understanding
The Indian Space Research Organization recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Aryabhata Research Institute of Observational Science (ARIES), Nainital. Highlights The ISRO and ARIES signed the MoU on the cooperation in the filed of Space Situational Awareness and ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
International Asteroid Day (IAD) observed on June 30
The International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed every year on June 30 to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard and to inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken at the global level in case ..
2006 VW139/288P: Astronomers spot strange binary asteroid with comet-like features
International team of astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have spotted an unusual object called 2006 VW139/288P having two asteroids orbiting each other with comet-like features. These include bright halo of material, called a coma, and long tail of dust. ..