Friday, 23 AUGUST 2024 | PNS | NAINITAL
In latest news from Uttarakhand, to mark the National Space Day, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) organised online programmes in which students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Suyalbari and Sainik School, Ghorakhal participated virtually and had discussions with space scientists. Besides, ARIES was kept open for the common people as part of its outreach programme. This aside, video screening and poster exhibition on astronomy and space science are being hosted for the visitors between 2 pm and 4 pm. Senior ARIES officers said that the objective of the commemorative programmes is to make people aware of India’s achievements in space exploration so that the future generations are inspired.
Scientist in- charge of outreach of Aries Virendra Yadav informed that the lander ‘Vikram’ of Chandrayaan 3 mission had successfully landed on the surface of the Moon on August 23 last year. “This success made India the fourth country to land on the surface of the Moon and the first country to land in the south polar region of the Moon. This remarkable achievement of ISRO further raised India’s stature in the field of space exploration. To commemorate this great feat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that August 23 would be celebrated as the National Space Day every year. So, this is the first National Space Day and it is being celebrated by the science institutions across India through organising activities based on space science.”
Further, ARIES organised a series of lectures on astronomy and space science for students in various schools and colleges located in Nainital and Haldwani from August 13. In course of this series, the scientists of ARIES discussed with the students on topics such as the importance of astronomy, Aditya L1 Mission, Sun and solar weather, space telescopes like Astrosat and the like.
