Junior Science Refresher

Junior Science Refresher

Junior Science Refresher this is science magazine in india Published this article page no  58 VENUSIAN ATMOSPHERE ROTATES FASTER THAN THE PLANET ITSELF  Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate once around its axis. Despite this very slow rotation Venuss atmosphere rotates westward 60 times faster than its planetary rotation. This phenomenon called superrotation was first discovered in the 1960s.  Venus atmosphere is thick and full of clouds of sulfuric acid. Its atmosphere heats so much making it hottest planet in solar system.  Sun heats planets dayside creating atmospheric tidal waves due to temperature difference with nightside. These thermal tides push atmosphere around planet making it rotate quickly. ARTEMIS ACCORDS FOR RESPONSIBLE SPACE EXPLORATION  Artemis Accord are a series of bilateral agreements between NASA and its international partners that want to cooperate on Artemis program o Artemis is NASAs moon mission under which it will land the first woman and the next man on Moon by 2024.  It has been established to create common set of principles to govern the civil exploration and use of outer space at times when numerous countries and private sector players conducting missions and operations in cislunar space (space between earth and moon).  The agreement includes various norms such as transparency peaceful exploration Interoperability of systems Registration of Space Objects Orbital Debris & Spacecraft Disposal etc.  Accord is based on the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 that was created to ensure fairness and peaceful relationships at a time when humans were first exploring the final frontier.  France Japan Australia and Canada have already shown their support. India has not clarified its stand yet junior science refresher magazinee buy. 

Junior Science Refresher