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India and the Artemis Accords

In News  Recently, India accepted the Artemis Accords which has met with great interest within the space community. About the Artemis Accords About: The Artemis Accords are non-binding guidelines underpinning the Artemis program. The Artemis programme is an ambitious U.S.-led project to return humans to the Moon, this time permanently.  The project plan includes a […]

Should India consider phasing out nuclear power?

In Context There are questions on whether nuclear power, with its attendant concerns on cost and safety, remains a relevant option for a future that is fossil-free, particularly in India. What is Nuclear Energy? Nuclear energy is the energy source found in an atom’s nucleus, or core. Once extracted, this energy can be used to […]

Quasars

In News The collision of two galaxies likely ignites quasars, the new study published in journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society highlighted. The collisions were discovered when researchers, using deep imaging observations from the Isaac Newton Telescope in La Palma. What are Quasars? A quasar (also known as a QSO or quasi-stellar object) […]

PSLV-C55/TeLEOS-2 Mission

In News      PSLV-C55/TeLEOS-2 was launched successfully from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. About the Mission       The PSLV-C55 mission is a dedicated commercial mission through NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), with TeLEOS-2 as the primary satellite and Lumelite-4 as a co-passenger satellite.               Both belong to Singapore.           They are […]

SpaceX Starship

In News:  SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s biggest rocket, exploded during its first test-flight to space. About Starship SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket – collectively referred to as Starship. Super Heavy rocket:  It is the first stage, or booster, of the Starship launch system. Powered by 33 Raptor engines using sub-cooled liquid methane (CH4) […]

NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones

In News India’s ISRO and NASA are jointly developing a satellite called NISAR that will map the most earthquake-prone regions in the Himalayas with unprecedented regularity. About The data this will generate can potentially give advance warning of land subsidence, as recently observed in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, as well point to places that are at greatest […]

The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) mission

In News NASA’s high-resolution air pollution monitoring instrument TEMPO lifted atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida About TEMPO It is the first funded project of NASA’s Earth Venture Instrument program, which includes small, targeted science investigations designed to complement NASA’s larger research missions. It is part […]

Indian Space Policy 2023

In News The Union government has approved the Indian Space Policy 2023. About Policy  The policy lays down the roles and responsibilities of organizations such as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), NewSpace India Limited, and private sector entities. The government had earlier opened up the space sector for the private sector to help boost […]

Artificial meteor showers could soon be a reality: Report

In News According to a report, Tokyo-based ALE is set to launch the satellite in 2025 and it hopes to give people all over the world “the opportunity to view the world’s first live human-made meteor shower.” About The project is called Sky Canvas and it is designed to collect atmospheric data in the mesosphere, […]

ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle

In News Recently, ISRO successfully carried out the landing experiment of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme. More about the news Location of the experiment: The space agency conducted the ‘Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX)’ at the Aeronautical Test Range of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Karnataka’s Challakere, […]