Spitzer Space Telescope to Shutdown in 2020

The Spitzer Telescope of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be switched off permanently on January 30, 2020. In its final leg of the operation, the Spitzer telescope is setting the stage for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, set ..

India Plans to build its own Space Station

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has unveiled its plan to build its own space station in low earth orbit to conduct microgravity experiments in space in 5 to 7 years. Indian Space Station The proposed Indian Space Station would ..

ISRO s Chandrayaan-2 Mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has kept the launch window open from July 9 to 16 for the Chandrayaan-2 Mission. About the Mission Chandrayaan-2 Mission is India s first moon lander and rover mission. ISRO has set September 6 ..

NASA unveils schedule for ‘Artemis’ 2024 Moon mission

NASA has recently unveiled the calendar for the “Artemis” program that will return astronauts to the Moon for the first time in half a century. It will also include 8 scheduled launches and a mini-station in lunar orbit by 2024. ..

NASA unveils schedule for ‘Artemis’ 2024 Mission

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of United States (US) has unveiled the calendar for its forthcoming “Artemis” program. Key Highlights Artemis Program: The mission will return astronauts to Moon for first time in past 50 years, including eight ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

NASA: finds Evidence of Water on Ultima Thule

(486958) 2014 MU69, also known as Ultima Thule, is a small, distant celestial object located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the solar system beyond Neptune that is home to many small, icy objects. Ultima Thule was discovered in ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Artemis: NASA s Mission to Moon

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has unveiled an updated budget request seeking more than $1 billion in additional funding to accelerate the return of astronauts to the moon by 2024. Features of the Artemis Mission Artemis stands for Acceleration, ..

99942 Apophis Asteroid Expected to Fly Close to the Earth

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has predicted that asteroid 99942 Apophis will fly towards the Earth in ten years. There is no need to worry since the asteroid will be about 31,000km away from the surface of the Earth. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019