Facts for Prelims (FFP) Source: Indian Express Context: 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.” The project is called Sky Canvas and it is designed to collect atmospheric data …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Lyric Meteor showers peaked in Indian skies on April 22nd and will continuously pass through till April 29 at nearly 10-15 meteors every hour. Lyrids are debris of Comet Thatcher, which is currently traveling at a distance of 1,60,00,00,000 kilometers from the planet. Currently traveling …
GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclones etc. Context: The annual Leonids Meteor Shower has begun. This year’s shower is active between November 6 and 30, with peak activity expected on November 17. What is Leonids Meteor Shower? The debris that forms this meteor shower originates …
