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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
UVIT of ISRO: Rare UV-Bright Stars spotted
The Astronomers have spotted massive hot UV-Bright stars in Milky Way Galaxy with the help of UVIT. UVIT is Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope. It is placed in Astrosat satellite. The Astrosat is the first multi wavelength space satellite of India. UV-Bright Star: Recent Observation of UVIT The Astronomers have successfully distinguished the UV-bright star cluster ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Astrosat • ISRO • Milky Way • Space Telescope • Ultra Violet • UV Bright star • UVIT
Himalayan Chandra Telescope completes successful 20 years
The Himalayan Chandra Telescope is located at the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO). It has been scanning the night sky in search of comets, stellar explosions, exo-planets and asteroids. Highlights It operates using delicate satellite communication link from Centre for Research and Education in Science and Technology (CREST), IIA (Indian Institute of Astrophysics). The telescope marked ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Indian Astronomical Observatory • INSAT-3B • Ladakh • Space Telescope • Telescopes
“Feathered Spiral Galaxy” discovered by NASA Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope of NASA recently identified a feathered spiral galaxy. The galaxy is located 67 million light years away. About the Galaxy The Galaxy has a spiral pattern and feathery nature. The galaxy has been classified as flocculent or fluffy looking. The spiral arms in the galaxy indicate that it hasn’t formed any ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Galaxy • Hubble Space Telescope • NASA • Outer space • Space Telescope • Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope: NASA’s longest living Space Telescope celebrates 30th anniversary
On April 24, 2020, NASA celebrated its 30 years of launch of Hubble Space Telescope. It is one of the longest living Space Telescopes in the world. About Hubble Space Telescope The Hubble Space Observatory is run in partnership with European Space Agency. The telescope has played a crucial role in the discovery of accelerating ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Coral reefs • cosmic reef • European Space Agency • Hubble Space Telescope • NASA • nebula • space • Space Telescope
TESS Mission discovers new Alien Worlds
NASA has detected three new planets in a nearby star system. These 3 planets – one slightly larger than Earth and two new planets – which are not similar to those found in the solar system. These planets fall in a varied gap of sizes of several planets and space researchers anticipate that these planets ..
Topics: James Webb Space Telescope • Planets • Rocket launch • Space Telescope • Tess