Question: The HAZMAT program has been developed to study-
(a)Jupiter
(b)Sun
(c)Earth atmosphere
(d)Red Dwarf stars
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- The HAZMAT (Habitable Zones and M dwarf Activity across Time) program is an ultraviolet survey of red dwarfs at three different stages; young, intermediate and old.
- According to a recent study by the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, violent flares from the host star may affect the habitability of a planet associated with it by affecting their atmosphere.
- It is noticeable that Hubble is observing such stars through a large program known as HAZMAT.
- M dwarf is an astronomical term for a red dwarf star, the smallest most abundant longest-lived type of star in our galaxy.
- According to NASA stellar flares from red dwarfs are particularly bright in ultraviolet wavelengths, compared with sun-like
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