NASA Current Affairs, GK & News
TOI-2180: New Jupiter-like Exoplanet
A group of scientists recently discovered a new planet. The planet is of the size of Jupiter. The new planet is 379 light years away from the earth. It is 105 times denser than the earth. The planet is named TOI-2180 b. About the planet It takes 261 days for the planet to orbit its ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Exoplanet • gas giant • Jupiter-like Exoplanet • NASA • Outer planets • Solar System • Tess • TOI-2180 • Uranus
Asteroid 1994 PC1
The asteroid 1994 PC1 is to pass by earth on January 18, 2022. It will pass by at a distance of 1.2 million miles. This is five times the distance between moon and the earth. Therefore, the asteroid will not cause any harm to the earth. It is also known by the name “7482”. Its ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: 1994 PC1 • 7482 • Asteroid • Burj Khalifa • c-type asteroid • Ceres • kupler belt • Mojave Desert • NASA • Near Earth Asteroids • s-type asteroid
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 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
ISRO: Missions planned for 2022
The Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Sivan recently announced about plans for 2022. He also provided details about the missions accomplished in 2021. Missions planned for 2022 Earth Observation Satellites 4 and 6 are to be launched on PSLV. ISRO will also launch Aditya L1, Chandrayaan 3, XpoSat, Technology demonstration missions and IRNSS in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Aditya L1 mission • CNES • Gaganyaan • GSLV • IRNSS • ISRO • ISRO-CNES • ISRO-NASA • NASA • NISAR • Trishna • Venus mission
NASA launches Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)
On December 7, 2021, NASA launched its new Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Key Points LCRD is the first-ever laser communications system of NASA. It will help NASA in test optical communication in space. Presently, most of the NASA spacecraft use radio frequency communications to send data. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) technology • NASA • Space Test Program Satellite-6 (STPSat-6) • UPSC