Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: Space agencies and programmes

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. Which of the following is the abbreviation for the Japanese space agency?

NAXA

JAXA, which stands for Japanese Aerospace Exploratory Agency

NISA

JAXA, which stands for Japanese Aerospace Exploratory Agency

JASA

JAXA, which stands for Japanese Aerospace Exploratory Agency

JAXA

JAXA, which stands for Japanese Aerospace Exploratory Agency

. ARTEMIS is NASA’s Moon mission. What does the letter E stand for in the expansion of the acronym ARTEMIS?

Earth

Electrodynamics. The full form is Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun.

Early

Electrodynamics. The full form is Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun.

Electrodynamics

Electrodynamics. The full form is Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun.

Ergodic

Electrodynamics. The full form is Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun.

. After the success of the Mars Orbiter Mission, ISRO is going to eye the Sun with its Aditya L1 mission. What does the letter L1 stand for?

Lagrange point 1

Lagrange point 1. This is a point on the Earth-Sun line located in between the two where uninterrupted view of the Sun is obtained. The gravitational force due to the two celestial bodies balances at this point.

Lunar 1

Lagrange point 1. This is a point on the Earth-Sun line located in between the two where uninterrupted view of the Sun is obtained. The gravitational force due to the two celestial bodies balances at this point.

Liouville point 1

Lagrange point 1. This is a point on the Earth-Sun line located in between the two where uninterrupted view of the Sun is obtained. The gravitational force due to the two celestial bodies balances at this point.

Laser point 1

Lagrange point 1. This is a point on the Earth-Sun line located in between the two where uninterrupted view of the Sun is obtained. The gravitational force due to the two celestial bodies balances at this point.

. What is the name of China’s Moon mission which landed on the far side of the Moon?

Yang 4

Chang’e 4 – It is so named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang’e.

Chang’e 4

Chang’e 4 – It is so named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang’e.

Chang 4

Chang’e 4 – It is so named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang’e.

Chang’e 2

Chang’e 4 – It is so named after the Chinese Moon goddess Chang’e.

. How many years has NASA’s longest lived space mission Voyager 1 clocked in its journey?

15 years

45 years. It is currently a little more than 157 astronomical units away from the Sun, where one astronomical unit is the distance between the sun and earth. Going beyond the heliosphere, Voyager 1 continues to send messages from its location in interstellar space.

45 years

45 years. It is currently a little more than 157 astronomical units away from the Sun, where one astronomical unit is the distance between the sun and earth. Going beyond the heliosphere, Voyager 1 continues to send messages from its location in interstellar space.

75 years

45 years. It is currently a little more than 157 astronomical units away from the Sun, where one astronomical unit is the distance between the sun and earth. Going beyond the heliosphere, Voyager 1 continues to send messages from its location in interstellar space.

1oo years

45 years. It is currently a little more than 157 astronomical units away from the Sun, where one astronomical unit is the distance between the sun and earth. Going beyond the heliosphere, Voyager 1 continues to send messages from its location in interstellar space.