Uranus 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
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
Uranus may have two more moons: Study
According to study conducted by researchers from University of Idaho, US Uranus may have two tiny, previously undiscovered moons orbiting near two of the planet’s rings. These two moons were detected by researchers after analysing decades-old images of Uranus’ icy rings taken by NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft which had flown by the planet 30 years ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2016
Topics: Astronomy • International • Science and Technology • space • Uranus