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13Mar 2025

NASA’s SPHEREx Mission to Map Sky and Galaxies

Why in the News? NASA successfully launched the SPHEREx space telescope from California aboard a SpaceX rocket. The $488 million mission will map the entire sky in infrared, studying galaxy evolution, cosmic expansion, and the origins of water and life-building molecules in space. About NASA’s SPHEREx Mission : NASA launched the Spectro-Photometer for the History …

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11Mar 2025

Earth’s Foreshock: A Natural Cosmic Particle Accelerator Found

Syllabus: GS-3: Scientific Innovations & Discoveries Focus: Recent data from NASA’s MMS, THEMIS, and ARTEMIS missions revealed a large-scale energy transfer process in Earth’s foreshock. Scientists discovered that collisionless shock waves in this region accelerate electrons to extreme speeds, solving a long-standing astrophysical mystery about high-energy cosmic particle acceleration. Understanding a Cosmic Mystery Unveiled: Scientists …

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04Mar 2025

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Successfully Touches Down on Moon

Why in the News? Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully landed in the Mare Crisium region of the Moon under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. The mission aims to enhance lunar exploration, study heat flow, and improve landing techniques for future missions. Highlights of the Mission : Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar …

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27Feb 2025

NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope to Map Universe and Seek Life

Why in the news? NASA is launching the SPHEREx telescope on a two-year mission to study the universe’s formation, galactic evolution, and biogenic molecules in the Milky Way. It will create the most detailed infrared sky map, aiding research on cosmic inflation and life origins. HIghlights of the Mission: NASA is set to launch a …

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19Feb 2025

Saturn’s Rings May Be As Old As Solar System

Why in the news? A new study challenges previous estimates that Saturn’s rings are only 100 million years old. Computer models suggest dust particles are expelled, keeping the rings clean, implying they could be 4 billion years old, like the Solar System. New Insights: Rings May Be Ancient A new study from Tokyo and Paris-based …

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13Feb 2025

Euclid Telescope Discovers Rare Einstein Ring Around Galaxy

Why in News? The ESA’s Euclid telescope has discovered an Einstein ring around galaxy NGC 6505, located 590 million light-years away. This rare gravitational lensing phenomenon helps scientists study dark matter, distant galaxies, and the universe’s expansion. Discovery of Einstein Ring: The European Space Agency (ESA)’s Euclid space telescope has discovered an Einstein ring around …

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23Jan 2025

NASA discovers  LID-568, a supermassive black hole

Syllabus: GS 3 : Science and technology Why in the News? NASA’s James Webb Telescope and Chandra Observatory recently discovered LID-568, a supermassive black hole beyond the growth limit, providing important insights into the evolution of black holes in the early universe. Introduction Recent progress using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Chandra …

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31Dec 2024

Parker Probe’s Closest Approach Unveils Sun’s Secrets

Why in the news? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history by coming within 6.1 million km of the Sun, enduring extreme temperatures and gathering unprecedented data to address mysteries about the Sun’s corona and solar winds. Milestone Achievement: On December 24, 2024, the Parker Solar Probe came within 6.1 million km of the Sun, the …

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28Dec 2024

Parker Solar Probe: Closest-Ever Approach to Sun

Why in the news? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe safely completed its closest approach to the Sun on December 24, passing 6.1 million km from its surface to study the corona, solar wind, and high-energy particle acceleration. Historic Milestone: On December 24, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe achieved the closest-ever approach to the Sun by any spacecraft. …

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16Nov 2024

Lunar Volcanoes Shaped Both Sides of the Moon

Why in the news? China’s Chang’e-6 mission brought back lunar soil samples, revealing volcanic activity on the moon’s far side billions of years ago, providing crucial insights into its geological history. Key Findings from Research: Researchers analysed lunar soil brought back by China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft, the first to collect samples from the moon’s far side. …

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