Space for Prelims

IXPE Mission: IXPE observatory is a joint effort of NASA and the Italian Space Agency. Aim: To study the most extreme and mysterious objects […]

Gaganyaan mission aims to send a three-member crew to space for five to seven days by 2022 when India completes 75

Laser Communications Relay Demonstration(LCRD): LCRD is NASA’s first-ever laser communications system. Purpose: It has been launched to help demonstrate the benefits of space-to-ground laser

Dhawan-I: Dhawan-1 is India’s first privately developed, fully cryogenic rocket engine. It runs on two high-performance rocket propellants – liquid natural gas

Polar-Areas Stellar-Imaging in Polarisation High-Accuracy Experiment (PASIPHAE) is an international collaborative sky surveying project. Aim: To study the polarisation in the light

Kamo’oalewa: Kamo’oalewa is a quasi-satellite.  This means that it is a near-Earth object that orbits the Sun and yet remains close to

Exoplanets: Exoplanets are planets that orbit a star other than the Sun. The first confirmation of detection of exoplanets occurred in 1992.

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART): NASA will launch its first planetary defence test mission, named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).

Leonids Meteor Shower? Leonids Meteor Shower was originally discovered in 1833. It contains debris that originated from a small comet called 55P/Tempel-Tuttle in the

Sunspots Sunspots: These are areas that appear dark on the surface of the Sun because they are cooler than other parts