Which of the following best describes the Daksha Project?
(a) A cutting-edge initiative to develop two advanced space-based observatories aimed at studying powerful and explosive astrophysical events in the universe.
(b) A multinational collaboration focused on exploring Mars’ atmosphere to investigate the presence of water.
(c) An ISRO-led mission designed to assess the Moon’s environment for potential habitability.
(d) A joint NASA-ISRO program to deploy 200 satellites into space as part of a shared mission.

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Which of the following best describes the Daksha Project?
(a) A cutting-edge initiative to develop two advanced space-based observatories aimed at studying powerful and explosive astrophysical events in the universe.
(b) A multinational collaboration focused on exploring Mars&rsquo; atmosphere to investigate the presence of water.
(c) An ISRO-led mission designed to assess the Moon&rsquo;s environment for potential habitability.
(d) A joint NASA-ISRO program to deploy 200 satellites into space as part of a shared mission.

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

The Daksha Project is an Indian space science mission proposed by a team led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, with anticipated support from ISRO.

Key Highlights:
Daksha consists of two satellites that will be launched into space to observe transient astrophysical phenomena events that are brief and energetic, such as:

	
	Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)
	
	
	Neutron star mergers
	
	
	Supernovae
	
	
	Solar flares
	


These satellites will have wide-field X-ray and gamma-ray detectors, allowing near-complete sky coverage and rapid detection of high-energy cosmic explosions.

One of the major scientific goals is to support the multi-messenger astronomy era, where events are studied using not only electromagnetic waves (like X-rays or gamma rays), but also gravitational waves and neutrinos.

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Which of the following best describes the Daksha Project? (a) A cutting-edge initiative to develop two advanced space-based observatories aimed at studying powerful and explosive astrophysical events in the universe. (b) A multinational collaboration focused on exploring Mars’ atmosphere to investigate the presence of water. (c) An ISRO-led mission designed to assess the Moon’s environment for potential habitability. (d) A joint NASA-ISRO program to deploy 200 satellites into space as part of a shared mission.