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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Department of Space, the Indian government announced that the Indian astronomers have discovered one of the farthest star galaxies in the universe. The galaxy is called AUDFs01.The Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh mentioned it as a matter of pride as India’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory ‘AstroSat’ detected the extreme-UV light from a galaxy located 9.3 billion light-years away from
A
EARTH
B
SUN
C
MOON
D
MARS
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In a key achievement for the Indian space programme, a team of astronomers headed by Dr Kanak Saha, from Pune-based Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), discovered a galaxy called AUDFs01. The information was shared by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is A, B, and C. Saraswati(supercluster of galaxies): A group of Indian astronomers discovered a previously unknown super-large cluster of galaxies called the Saraswati Galaxy.

Detailed explanation-3: -India’s first multi-wavelength satellite, which has five unique X-ray and ultraviolet telescopes working in tandem, AstroSat, has detected extreme-UV light from a galaxy, called AUDFs01, 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth. The discovery was made by an international team of astronomers led by Dr.

Detailed explanation-4: -Discovery. The Saraswati supercluster was discovered by a team of astrophysicists from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research led by Joydeep Bagchi and colleagues in Pune, India in 2017.

Detailed explanation-5: -On the 3rd April 1984, Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to orbit in space.

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