GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Space Technology Source: Indian Express Context: It was launched one year ago on a mission to observe the universe in wavelengths no human eye can see. With a primary mirror 21 feet wide, the Webb is seven times as powerful as the Hubble Space Telescope, its predecessor. About James …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: After launching late last year, NASA’s revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope is finally getting ready to fixate its numerous golden mirrors on distant targets. Firstly, It’ll be looking at Jupiter, the iconic gas giant in our own star system. The JWST will also take a …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: NASA has announced the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on December 24. Webb, the world’s premier space science observatory, will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s flagship telescope that has been in service for more than three decades now. About JSWT: …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, has been delayed until December 22 after an accident at its launch facility in French Guiana. The space telescope was originally supposed to launch on December 18. …
Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Hubble telescope: Context: NASA was able to successfully switch to a backup computer on the Hubble observatory following weeks of computer problems. Background: On June 13, Hubble shut down after a payload computer from the 1980s that handles the telescope’s science instruments suffered a glitch. About the Hubble …
