James Webb Telescope Current Affairs, GK & News
James Webb telescope captures ‘Super-Jupiter’ : 5 GK & Current Affairs Facts
Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured its first image of an exoplanet at, or planet outside the Solar System. Facts About the HIP 65426 b Exoplanet The captured exoplanet is named HIP 65426 b and is about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter. It was first discovered in 2017 using the ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: European Southern Observatory • Exoplanet • HIP 65426 b • HIP 65426 b Exoplanet • James Webb Space Telescope • James Webb Telescope • Super-Jupite
James Webb telescope: Discovery of water on distant planet
James Webb Telescope will help in discovery of water on distant planet. This telescope will help the researchers in measuring the chemical makeup of atmospheres of planets across other stars. Researchers hope that, one or more of the planets will show chemical signature of life. Highlights According to researchers, Life might exist in solar system where there is liquid water. For ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Discovery of water on distant planet • Exoplanets • Hubble Telescope • James Webb Telescope
Deployment of James Webb Telescope
The James Webb telescope was launched by NASA on Christmas eve. The telescope can unfold only when it is in the orbit. The telescope succeeds Hubble telescope. About James Webb Telescope It was jointly developed by NASA, Canadian Space Agency and European Space Agency. It was launched in Ariane rocket. The unfolding of the telescope ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Ariane 5 • Big Bang • Big Bang Nucleosynthesis • Canadian Space Agency (CSA) • European Space Agency (ESA) • Exoplanet • Galaxies • Hubble Space Telescope • Hubble Telescope • Infrared telescopes • James Webb Telescope • Lagrange point • NASA • Neutron stars • Space Telescope • White Dwarf Star
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to be launched in October 2021
NASA has announced that it has postponed the planned launch of its next great space observatory, the James Webb Telescope, from March 2021 to October 2021. The reason has been cited as the COVID 19 pandemic going on in the world apart from some technological challenges. The organization had to take this call owing to ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: James Webb Telescope • NASA • Primary Mirror • Webb