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24 Nov, 2020

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ARIEL SPACE MISSION - ESA

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ARIEL SPACE MISSION - ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) has formally adopted Ariel.

What is Ariel?

  • Ariel (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large survey) will be launched in 2029.
  • It will perform a large-scale survey of over a thousand exoplanets over a period of 4 years.
  • The explorer that will study the nature, formation and evolution of exoplanets.

Significance:

  • Ariel is the first mission of its kind dedicated to measuring the chemical composition and thermal structures of exoplanets.

How exoplanets are found?

  • Tracking the dimming of a star that happens when a planet passes in front of it.
  • NASA’s Kepler Space telescope uses this method to spot thousands of planets.
  • Gravitational lensing and the “wobbling method”, which is based on the idea that an orbiting planet will cause its parent star to orbit slightly off-centre.

Key Points:

  • Proxima Centauri b is the closest exoplanet to Earth and is 4 light-years away and inhabits the “habitable zone” of its star, which means that it could possibly have liquid water on its surface.

Source: Twitter

International Emmy Awards 2020: Delhi Crime from India wins best drama series

GS-I : Art and Culture Art Forms

International Emmy Awards 2020: Delhi Crime from India wins best drama series

Indian web series Delhi Crime on Netflix has won the best drama series award at the 48th International Emmy Awards 2020. The event was held virtually for the first time in the history of the International Emmy Awards due to the pandemic.
The series which is directed by Richie Mehta is based on the horrific 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder.

Another Indian show on prime ‘Four More Shots Please’ and actor Arjun Mathur from ‘Made in Heaven’ also made their way for nominations in the respective categories of the International Emmy Awards but did not win.

Source: TH

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