Australia is planning a rover to assist NASA in its search for oxygen on the Moon

• Australia has committed to develop a 20-kilogram semi-autonomous lunar rover for NASA, which will travel to the Moon in quest of oxygen as early as 2026.
• Oxygen recovered from the lunar surface would eventually be utilised to support future expeditions to Mars and to sustain a human presence on the moon.
• The agreement on this mission between the Australian and US Space Agencies will strengthen a space exploration connection with Australia that extends back more than 50 years.

Important Facts 

About Universe 

• The word Universe comes from the Old French word ‘Univers’, which comes from the Latin word “universum”.
• Our Home Galaxy: Milky Way (Dugdhamekhla)
• Types of Galaxy: spiral, elliptical, peculiar, and irregular.
• Shape of our Galaxy: spiral