InSight Mission Current Affairs, GK & News
InSight lander detects space rocks hitting Mars
NASA’s InSight lander has detected seismic and acoustic waves caused by the impact of four meteoroids and found the location of the craters left by these space rocks. Key facts For the first time, scientists were able to calculate the locations of craters left by meteoroids on the Martian surface based on seismic and acoustic ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: InSight • InSight Mission • Mars Mission • Mars Missions
One year’s worth of data from NASA’s InSight mission
NASA released a year’s worth of data from its InSight mission to Mars. The findings were released in a set of six papers that has provided new information about the Red Planet. What is the InSight mission acronym for? The name ‘InSight’ is acronym for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport. It ..
Topics: InSight Mission • Mars-quake • NASA
InSight Mission: NASA launches robotic lander to explore Mars
NASA launched first-ever InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) lander dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars. It was launched aboard United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket also launched two mini-spacecraft called Mars Cube One (MarCO) ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: InSight Mission • MarCO • Mars • NASA • Science and Technology • Space technology • US
InSight: NASA to launch its first mission to study deep interior of Mars
NASA will launch its first-ever mission InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) to study the deep interior of Mars on May 5, 2018. It will be launched from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. The rocket will also launch ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Topics: InSight Mission • Mars • NASA • Planetary Missions • Science and Technology
InSight Mission: NASA’s first mission to explore deep interior of Mars
NASA will send first-ever mission named as InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars. InSight will be stationary lander that will be launched in May 2018. It will be first NASA mission since the Apollo moon landings to place seismometer, a device that measures ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Topics: InSight Mission • Mars • NASA • Science and Technology • Space Exploration Mission