Take a look at the essential concepts, terms, and phenomena from the static and current parts of the UPSC-CSE. Also, check the answers to previous MCQs. Word: Psyche Subject: Science (space) Why in news? —NASA delays Psyche mission to asteroid because of late software delivery. What is Psyche? — Psyche is an asteroid. What makes it unique is that it appears to be the exposed nickel-iron core of an early planet, one of the building blocks of our solar system. — This asteroid is in between Mars and Jupiter, and is orbiting the Sun. What is NASA's Psyche mission? — NASA's Psyche mission is a journey to a unique metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. — Psyche was selected in 2017 as part of NASA’s Discovery Program, which is a line of low-cost competition missions led by a single principal investigator. What are the main objectives of the mission? — To understand how planets and other bodies are separated into layers such as cores, mantles, and crusts. — To examine an asteroid made of metal. — To explore early eras of solar system. (source: nasa.gov) Point to ponder: What is NASA's Discovery program? MCQ: Which of the statements is/are correct? 1.NASA's DART was the first mission to visit Ceres and the first mission to visit Vesta. 2.NASA’s Dawn is the world’s first full-scale mission to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards. 3. NASA's Psyche Mission is part of NASA’s Discovery Program. a) 1, 2 and 3 b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 3 only Answer for the previous MCQs: UPSC Essentials: Case Study of the week- (b) UPSC Essentials: One word a day – Stagflation- (a) UPSC Essential: One word a day- BepiColombo (b)
