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

19 Interstellar Asteroids discovered between Jupiter and Neptune

The Brazilian Astronomers have discovered 19 new asteroids between the Jupiter and the Neptune. The astronomers believe that they joined the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. Highlights As the universe began to expand, the sun was born and the gravity of the growing sun sucked these asteroids into the solar system. These asteroids once ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Asteroid • centaurs • interstellar asteroids • Jupiter • Neptune • Oumuamua • Outer space • Solar System

Voyager 2: NASA’s Solar System Explorer reaches interstellar space

NASA’s Voyager 2  has exited heliosphere and has entered interstellar space. It is now at 11 billion miles from the earth. Information from the spacecraft takes 16.5 hours to reach earth at the speed of light. (Light from the sun takes 8 minutes to reach earth) The spacecraft joined its twin voyager 1 on December ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Jupiter • NASA • Neptune • Saturn • saturn moon • Solar System • space • Uranus