Jupiter Current Affairs, GK & News
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 the formation of solar system 4.5 billion years ago. The spacecraft has been named as ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Asteroid • Asteroid Belt • Jupiter • Mission Lucy • NASA (United States) • Trojans
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 its development phase. The main contractor of the mission is Airbus Defence and Space. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: European Space Agency • Interplanetary spaceflight • Jupiter • Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer • Space exploration
Jupiter- Saturn Great Astronomical Conjunction
On December 21, 2020 the world is to witness a rare celestial event, the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. How often does this occur? The next time, the two giants will come this close only on March 15, 2080. The last time these planets came this close was on July 16, 1623. Earlier to this, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Jupiter • Saturn • Solar System • Summer Solstice • Winter solstice
China: World’s First Asteroid Mining Robot to be launched
China is set to launch the first asteroid mining robot in the world by November 2020. The main objective of the mission is to assess capabilities of robots in asteroid mining. The robot will identify and extract valuable resources. Highlights The robot to be sent has been named “Asteroid Mining Robot”. It is to be ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Asteroid • Asteroid mining • Atmosphere of Jupiter • Atmosphere of Mars • Jupiter • Space exploration • Startup
New Asteroid discovered near Jupiter
Astronauts have recently discovered a rare space object. The object looks like both asteroid and comet. The new space object is called Active Asteroid Highlights The asteroid has been named 2019 LD2. It has an orbit like an asteroid and a tail like a comet. The 2019 LD2 shares the orbit of Jupiter and is ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Asteroid • Asteroid Belt • Comets • Jupiter • Solar System • space • Space exploration