China successfully launched a new satellite on Sunday to test and verify space debris mitigation technologies. It was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The satellite, named Shijian-21, was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and it entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellite will be mainly used … Read more
The stubble burning cases are rising in Punjab every day as the paddy harvesting season nears the peak. The continued burning of paddy straw in Haryana and Punjab contributed to 10 per cent of the total PM 2.5 pollution load in Delhi-NCR on October 19, 2020. Officials from Punjab and Haryana said stubble burning has … Read more
The satellite was sent to help NASA have more clarity on Earth’s magnetic environment and its interaction with the sun while orbiting around it. NASA’s satellite-Orbiting Geophysics Observatory 1 spacecraft (OGO-1) that was launched into space in September 1964 will soon be entering the Earth’s atmosphere. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), … Read more