UPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS – 25 November 2024 covers important current affairs of the day, their backward linkages, their relevance for Prelims exam and MCQs on main articles InstaLinks : Insta Links help you think beyond the current affairs issue and help you think multidimensionally to develop depth in your understanding of these issues. …
Source: IE Context: The exponential growth in satellite launches, with over 10,000 active satellites in orbit today, is contributing to space junk pollution. About Space Junk and Its Impact: Definition: Space junk includes defunct satellites, rocket stages, and other debris left in orbit or disintegrated during re-entry. Pollutants Released: Burning satellites release aluminum, nitrogen oxides, …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Space Debris from the re-entry of the Chang Zheng 3B serial Y86 — China’s orbital launch vehicle, us suspected to have fallen at various places in Gujarat. What is Chang Zheng 3B serial Y86, from where the debris is suspected to have fallen? Chang …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Russia blew up one of its old satellites in November in a missile test that sparked international anger because of the space debris it scattered around the Earth’s orbit. Recently, a Chinese satellite (Tsinghua Science Satellite) had a near collision with one of the many …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Researchers say that the Earth might soon get Saturn-like rings made entirely out of space junk, but they could be cleaned up using magnets. What’s the issue? With more countries venturing into space with every passing decade, the problem is simply ballooning out of control …
