Question 1

What is the primary objective of China's Tianwen-2 mission, launched in May 2025?

Accepted Answer

To collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid and study a comet

Question 2

In January 2025, India achieved a significant milestone in space technology with the successful demonstration of what capability?

Accepted Answer

Spacecraft rendezvous, docking, and undocking using indigenous technology

Question 3

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), in early 2025, revealed unexpected findings about which primordial galaxy, designated JADES-GS-z14-0?

Accepted Answer

Its unexpected brightness and complex chemical composition for its early age

Question 4

NASA's Artemis II mission, a crewed flight around the Moon, is now targeted for September 2025. What was a primary reason cited for the schedule adjustment?

Accepted Answer

Troubleshooting a battery issue and addressing circuitry challenges for ventilation and temperature control

Question 5

Which ESA mission, launched in September 2024, aims to evaluate the performance of NASA's DART mission by studying the Didymos binary asteroid system?

Accepted Answer

Hera

Question 6

China's Chang'e-6 mission achieved a significant first by returning samples from which region of the Moon in June 2024?

Accepted Answer

The far side of the Moon

Question 7

In February 2025, NASA plans to launch the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) observatory. What is its primary objective?

Accepted Answer

To survey the sky in near-infrared light, creating a comprehensive map of galaxies and stars

Question 8

What key technological milestone did India's SpaDeX mission, successfully demonstrated in January 2025, achieve?

Accepted Answer

The first demonstration of autonomous orbital docking and undocking using indigenous technology

Question 9

The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning an orbital test flight of its uncrewed Space Rider spacecraft in the third quarter of 2025. What is Space Rider designed to do?

Accepted Answer

Carry out scientific experiments in low Earth orbit and demonstrate reusable spacecraft technologies

Question 10

NASA's Perseverance rover, in September 2025, had its findings regarding the 'Sapphire Canyon' rock sample peer-reviewed in the journal Nature. What did these findings suggest?

Accepted Answer

Potential biosignatures indicating ancient microbial life processes

Question 11

China's space station has become a platform for international cooperation. In February 2025, an agreement was signed with which country to cooperate on astronaut selection and training for China's space station mission?

Accepted Answer

Pakistan

Question 12

The ESA's Ariane 6 rocket is set for its debut launch in July 2024, with plans for a new version to launch experiments in orbit. What is a notable capability of this new version of Ariane 6?

Accepted Answer

It will feature Europe's demonstration of 3D printing in space (Replicator)

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