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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SUNRISE) mission has been announced by which space organisation?
A
NASA
B
ISRO
C
DRDO
D
SpaceX
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NASA’s SunRISE mission relies on an array of six small satellites that will form a giant radio telescope and detect bursts of radio waves from the sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -NASA’s Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) mission will send a fleet of six, toaster oven-sized SmallSats into Earth orbit to work together as one radio telescope to investigate radio waves coming from the Sun. By doing this, SunRISE will help scientists better understand space weather events.

Detailed explanation-3: -A new NASA mission called SunRISE will study what drives solar particle storms – giant surges of solar particles that erupt off of the Sun – as depicted in this illustration. Understanding how such storms affect interplanetary space can help protect spacecraft and astronauts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Project Sunrise is a new initiative by the Government of India to prevent AIDS for drug addicts in north-eastern India. Under the National AIDS Management Organization (NACO), there are many ongoing projects to support AIDS patients and prevent the spread of HIV in the community.

Detailed explanation-5: -Parker Solar Probe has three detailed science objectives: Trace the flow of energy that heats and accelerates the solar corona and solar wind. Determine the structure and dynamics of the plasma and magnetic fields at the sources of the solar wind. Explore mechanisms that accelerate and transport energetic particles.

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