The US space agency NASA has updated its ‘Eyes on the Solar System’ website. This website allows space enthusiasts to explore ‘the universe and its exploration spacecraft’. Visitors to the website can explore the planets, their moons, asteroids, comets and spacecraft from 1950 to 2050. The website also allows its visitors to simulate the landing of NASA spacecraft, including the Perseverance rover sent by NASA to Mars.
The launch of the ‘Eyes on the Solar System’ website will also help in tracking the ‘Artemis I’ mission. Efforts will be made to launch the mission by the end of this month. The update on the website seems to be related to that. Using real trajectory data, people can relive famous moments from the exploration of the solar system or preview exciting moments to come, NASA said on the Eyes on the Solar System website.
The Artemis I mission is expected to be launched between 23 September and 27 September. Meanwhile, on September 26, NASA will also carry out a big mission, under which it will hit the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft with an asteroid. The DART spacecraft will intentionally crash into Dimorphos. Dimorphos is a small asteroid satellite that was discovered in the year 2003. It is a moon of the asteroid Didymos. Dimorphos does not pose any threat to the Earth, but its kinetic impact technique is being tested for the first time in the world. Under this, the asteroid will be deflected by colliding with the asteroid, so that the earth can be protected.
As far as the Artemis 1 mission is concerned, the US space agency has made two failed attempts so far. The Artemis 1 mission has been delayed due to technical problems with NASA’s SLS rocket. Under this mission, NASA is once again going to start launching missions on the Moon. Its purpose is to take humans to the moon for a long time in the future.
