As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts

Name : Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

Details : designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method

Agency : NASA

Name : Next generation of ICESat-2 and GRACE satellites to observe Earth’s ice sheets, sea level, and underground water reserves.

Details : Earth’s ice sheets, sea level, and underground water reserves

Agency : NASA