CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -ISRO is planning to launch the Aditya-L1 mission, the first Indian space mission to observe the Sun by June/July 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aditya L1 Mission is the first Indian space mission to study the Sun. The ISRO is planning to launch the Aditya L1 to observe the Sun in the year 2023. Aditya L1 Missio was conceived by the Advisory Committee for Space Research in January 2008.

Detailed explanation-3: -L1 orbit allows Aditya-L1 to look at the Sun continuously. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the Aditya-L1 mission by June or July this year. Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space mission to observe the Sun and the solar corona.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the Aditya-L1 Mission: Aditya (in Sanskrit means Sun) is a planned coronagraphy spacecraft to study solar atmosphere (solar corona – outermost part). It is currently being designed and developed by ISRO and various other Indian research institutes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space mission to observe the Sun and the solar corona. Scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru have spent over 15 years building and assembling nearly 40 different optical elements in a payload.