GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: NASA’s Lucy mission — set to explore a group of asteroids that follow behind and in front of Jupiter’s orbit — hit a snag recently when one of its solar arrays failed to unfurl. NASA will perform two steps over the next several months to …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: NASA’s first crewed landing of the Artemis program on the moon is expected to take place in 2026. Meanwhile, NASA will launch Artemis 1 in May 2022. Reasons for the delay: NASA said it needed time to develop and test the human landing system and …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Eurybates is one of a handful of asteroids that Lucy will visit over the next 12 years. Recently, astronomers at Las Vegas were observing a star which appeared to briefly blink out because the asteroid Eurybates had passed in front of it. As Eurybates eclipsed …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: The first moonbound rocket and spacecraft of NASA’s Artemis program are expected to do a “wet dress rehearsal” on the launch pad in February. What is Artemis? Artemis– Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of Moon’s Interaction with the Sun. It is NASA’s next mission to …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: NASA has announced the launch of ‘Lucy’ mission. It will be launched next week. The spacecraft will fly by the Earth twice in order to use the planet’s gravitational field to assist it on its journey to the asteroids. About ‘Lucy’ Mission: This is NASA’s first …
