Weekly - Aditya-L1 completes 4th orbit raising maneuver and more
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Aditya-L1 completes 4th orbit raising maneuver
In order to reach its target position, Aditya-L1 orbits the earth for a few days and then uses its gravity to reach Lagrange point 1. While orbiting, it slowly pushes itself farther and farther away from the Earth. Every time it does this, it is called an orbit-raising maneuver. There are a total of 5 maneuvers to be completed before it starts moving towards the sun orbit. The craft successfully completed its 4th orbit-raising maneuver last week.
Probe uncovers source of solar wind
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made an exciting new discovery last week. It found a clue to the origin of solar winds (a flow of particles that comes off the sun). It discovered that small jets of plasma on the surface of the sun called jetlets are the main source of the solar winds. Our understanding of not only the sun but also the solar system has been advanced by this new discovery.
SLIM completes the critical stage in the mission
Japan's space agency, JAXA, has good news to share about the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM). They've confirmed that everything's working as it should, and the critical phase is now complete. SLIM will now spend around 20 days in Earth's orbit, making sure all its equipment is in good shape and working before heading toward the Moon. If it lands, Japan will become the 5th country to land on the Moon.
