Source: IE Context: NASA scientists announced that the Parker Solar Probe survived the closest-ever approach to the Sun. The craft was operating normally after it passed just 6.1 million km from the solar surface. About Parker Solar Probe: Launch Year: August 12, 2018. Organisation: NASA, under its Living with a Star program. Aim: Study the …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: For the first time in history, we can see the planet Venus in Color, thanks to NASA Parker Solar Probe. The Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe (WISPR) by the American space agency has managed to take pictures of the surface of Venus revealing stunning …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: The Parker Solar Probe, launched by NASA, has become the first spacecraft to fly through the outer atmosphere of the Sun- ‘Corona’. The spacecraft flew through Corona and sampled magnetic fields and particles there. Significance: The achievement would help scientists discover critical information about …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: The NASA probe recently made an extremely close encounter with the Sun. The probe was just 5.3 million miles away from the surface of our star and passed by at a ridiculous speed of 363,660 mph, making it the fastest artificial object ever created. Additionally, …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Scientists using data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe have assembled the most complete picture yet of the inner structure and behavior of the large cloud of space dust, known as the zodiacal cloud, that swirls throughout the solar system. They found three dust populations in …
Parker Solar Probe: Context: During a brief swing by Venus, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe detected a natural radio signal that revealed the spacecraft had flown through the planet’s upper atmosphere. This was the first direct measurement of the Venusian atmosphere in nearly 30 years. Findings: Like Earth, Venus sports an electrically charged layer of gas …
Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Parker Solar Probe: Context: Parker Solar Probe Marks Seventh Successful Swing around the Sun. None are closer than Parker Solar Probe, which passed just 8.4 million miles (13.5 million kilometers) from the Sun’s surface while flying at 289,932 miles per hour on Jan 17. Now just over two years into its …
