Question

36. NASA recently planned to launch unmanned nuclear- powered drone, Dragonfly. What is the aim of this project ?
(A) Aims to search the alien life on Jupiter
(B) Aims to search for signs of microbial life on Saturn’s moon, Titan
(C) Aims to carry the Astronaut’s to the Mars
(D) None of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is (b) Aims to search for signs of microbial life on Saturn’s moon, Titan.

Explanation:

Titan is the second-largest moon present in our solar system and is similar to the early Earth. Therefore, this is to investigate any sign of life that might exist on Titan and this study can help to establish how life originated on Earth.

The Dragonfly mission happens to be a part of one of NASA's program( New frontier program). This includes several space exploration missions as well.