July 10, 2021 Sachin Siddharth

Enceladus

Context: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected an unusually high concentration of methane, along with carbon dioxide and dihydrogen, in the moons of

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General Studies III Space

July 9, 2021 Sachin Siddharth

Auroras on Mars

Context: The UAE’s Hope spacecraft, which is orbiting Mars since February this year, has captured images of glowing atmospheric lights known as discrete auroras. Auroras on

General Studies III Science and Tech Space

July 3, 2021 Sachin Siddharth

Gaganyaan

Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the first uncrewed mission (testing flight) in December, as part of the

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General Studies III Space

June 23, 2021 Sachin Siddharth

Hubble Space Telescope

Context: NASA reports trouble with the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope has been down for the past few days. The problem is

General Studies III Science and Tech Space

June 17, 2021 Sachin Siddharth

Neutrino

Context: Scientists have shown that the geometry of space-time can cause neutrinos to oscillate. What are neutrinos? A neutrino is

General Studies III Space

June 13, 2021 Sachin Siddharth

EnVision Mission to Venus

Context: Recently, European Space Agency (ESA) has announced a new mission- EnVision mission to Venus. About EnVision Mission: EnVision is an

General Studies III Space

June 6, 2021 Sachin Siddharth

NASA sending water bears, baby squid to the International Space Station

Context: Nasa has sent glow-in-the-dark baby squids and about 5,000 tardigrades, also called water bears, to the International Space Station. They were part of the 22nd SpaceX