Jupiter
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) Mission
The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) is a mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) set to launch on April 13, 2023, from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Science Goals of JUICE The primary focus of JUICE’s science ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Jupiter becomes planet with most moons
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the sun’s family. Scientists believed that Saturn had the maximum number of moons. 82 moons have been discovered around Saturn so far. On the other hand, it was believed that Jupiter had 80 moons. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
JUICE Space Mission of Europe
The European Union is to launch the JUICE Spacecraft in April 2023. The spacecraft is to explore the moons of Jupiter. Specifically, the mission is to study the three major moons of Jupiter namely Ganymede, Europe, and Callisto. Out of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Near Identical Twin of Jupiter Planet
Astronomers have recently discovered a planet that is a near-identical twin of Jupiter. The newly discovered twin of Jupiter is also located at a similar distance from its star as the distance between Jupiter and the Sun. Overview: The newly ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Europa Clipper Spacecraft
The Europa Clipper which is formerly known as the Europa Multiple Flyby Mission is an interplanetary mission being developed by NASA and also includes an orbiter. The spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch in October 2024, is being designed to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Earth Trojan Asteroid
The Trojan asteroids are those asteroids that share a common orbit with a planet in the solar system. These rocks circle the same star as that of the planet in the same path. So far only one Trojan asteroid was ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
NASA’s Lucy Mission- Key Facts
American Space Agency, NASA, is set to send its first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. Key Points Spacecraft will be launched from “Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida” on October 16, 2021. This spacecraft would obtain new insights into ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
JUICE: Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer of European Space Agency
The Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer of the European Space Agency recently entered into a critical sequence of tests. About Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer It is called JUICE. It is an interplanetary spacecraft developed by European Space Agency. It is under ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021