Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) Current Affairs, GK & News
“Coronal holes” Phenomenon on the Sun
An image of coronal holes was shared by NASA recently. What are coronal holes? Coronal holes are regions on the Sun’s surface where the fast solar winds are spurted out into the outer space. Since they have little solar material, they have lower temperature. Therefore, they appear much darker than their surrounding regions. In these ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Coronal explosion • Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) • Geomagnetic storm • Geomagnetic storms • Impact on Geomagnetic Storm on Satellites • Sun
Kuafu-1: China’s first space-based solar telescope
The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) – China’s first space-based solar telescope – was launched recently. Key facts The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) was launched aboard the Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern part of China. It is nicknamed Kuafu-1, after a mythical giant that sought to capture ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Aditya-L1 • China Space Programme • Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) • Kuafu-1 • Parker Solar Probe • Satellites • Solar Flares
Computer Aided CME Tracking Software (CACTus) and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs)
Scientists have developed a new technique for tracking the huge bubbles of gas threaded with magnetic field lines that are ejected from the Sun, disrupting space weather and causing satellite failures, geomagnetic storms, and power outages. Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) The ejections from the Sun are technically called Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). These cause several ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Aditya-L1 • CIISCO • CMEs Identification in Inner Solar Corona (CIISCO) • Computer Aided CME Tracking Software (CACTus) • Computer Aided CME Tracking Software (CACTus) and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) • Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs)