Chandrayaan-3 in faceoff with Russia’s Luna-25 for unchartered lunar south pole
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 in faceoff with Russia’s Luna-25 for unchartered lunar south pole

Live Mint  

While India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft advances toward the unexplored southern pole of the Moon, Russia's Luna-25 is poised to achieve the initial landing merely two days ahead of the Indian mission's touchdown. While the Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Chandrayaan-3 on July 11, Russia’s spacecraft started a more direct course to the Moon on August 11 in an attempt to claim the first historic stake. On Saturday, an "emergency" was detected on Saturday during a manoeuvre by Russia's Luna-25 probe prior to its Moon landing Roughly the size of a small car, it will aim to operate for a year on the south pole, where scientists at NASA and other space agencies in recent years have detected traces of frozen water in the craters. As for Chandrayaan-3, the Indian space agency said the Moon mission's Lander Module has successfully undergone a deboosting operation taking it closer to the Moon, and that its health is normal.

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Daily Quiz | On lunar exploration mission
5 months ago

Daily Quiz | On lunar exploration mission

The Hindu  

Q: The landers of the Chandrayaan 2 and the Chandrayaan 3 missions both aimed for a patch on the moon’s surface between the craters X and Y, in the LQ30 quadrangle designated by the U.S. Geological Survey. A: Carlo Antonio Manzini Q: India’s first moon mission Chandrayaan 1 is credited with discovering water ice on the moon’s surface with two …

ISRO’s moon missions to stay on course till this one big objective is achieved
8 months, 1 week ago

ISRO’s moon missions to stay on course till this one big objective is achieved

Hindustan Times  

In a big revelation, the Indian Space Research Organisation Chief S Somanath revealed how long India’s moon missions will continue. ISRO is all set to continue powering its Moon missions with one great objective in mind - landing an Indian on the lunar surface. In this regard, Gaganyaan, India’s first-ever human space flight mission, will see ISRO carry out an …

Private US spacecraft enters orbit around the moon ahead of landing attempt
10 months ago

Private US spacecraft enters orbit around the moon ahead of landing attempt

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private U.S. lunar lander reached the moon and eased into a low orbit Wednesday, a day before it will attempt an even greater feat — landing on the gray, dusty surface. A smooth touchdown would put the U.S. back in business on the moon for the first time since NASA astronauts closed out the Apollo …

India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission spacecraft returns to Earth
1 year ago

India’s Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission spacecraft returns to Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s groundbreaking Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission spacecraft has returned to orbit around the Earth, …

Weird Science | A hop for a lander, a leap for ISRO, a giant stride in knowledge
1 year, 1 month ago

Weird Science | A hop for a lander, a leap for ISRO, a giant stride in knowledge

Hindustan Times  

The Moon is 40 million years older than previously believed, with a new estimate putting its age at 4.46 billion years instead of 4.42 billion years. The moon and its mysteries In the composition of lunar samples lies the key to answering many questions about the moon, including how it came into being. The six Apollo missions brought back 2,200 …

Chandrayaan-3 | Vikram generated halo on landing on moon
1 year, 1 month ago

Chandrayaan-3 | Vikram generated halo on landing on moon

The Hindu  

Chandrayaan-3’s lander module, Vikram, had generated an ‘ejecta halo’ on the lunar surface while making the historic touchdown on the south pole of the moon on August 23. ”Chandrayaan-3 Results: On August 23, 2023, as it descended, the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module generated a spectacular ‘ejecta halo’ of lunar material. These findings were published in an article titled Characterisation of Ejecta …

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander displaced about 2.06 tonnes of lunar soil as it landed on Moon
1 year, 1 month ago

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander displaced about 2.06 tonnes of lunar soil as it landed on Moon

India TV News  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday revealed that the Vikram lander displaced almost 2.06 tonnes of "lunar epiregolith" as it touched the surface of the Moon. "We compared the pre- and post-landing high-resolution panchromatic imagery from Orbiter High-Resolution Camera of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, acquired hours before and after the landing event and characterised this ‘ejecta halo’, which appears as …

Pragyan rover discovers sulphur at moon’s south pole | Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Pragyan rover discovers sulphur at moon’s south pole | Explained

The Hindu  

In an exciting milestone for lunar scientists around the globe, India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down 600 km from the south pole of the moon on August 23, 2023. While the data from Chandrayaan-3’s rover, named Pragyan, or “wisdom” in Sanskrit, showed the lunar soil contains expected elements such as iron, titanium, aluminum and calcium, it also showed an unexpected surprise …

Reactivation of Chandrayaan-3 lander, rover deferred by a day
1 year, 3 months ago

Reactivation of Chandrayaan-3 lander, rover deferred by a day

Hindustan Times  

The reactivation of Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover and Vikram lander, which was supposed to be carried out on Friday evening, has been postponed for Saturday due to several reasons, Director of Space Applications Centre Nilesh Desai said. Chandrayaan-3 Pragyan rover roams around the 'Shiv Shakti Point', Vikram' lander's touchdown spot, on the Moon at the south pole. We have a plan …

Chandrayaan 3 Highlights: ISRO to try reactivation of lander tomorrow
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 3 Highlights: ISRO to try reactivation of lander tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3 Highlights: As the Sun rises on the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation eagerly awaits the reactivation of Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander and Pragyan rover. Subsequently, the Pragyan rover deployed from the lander on August 24 and conducted in-situ experiments during the period of lunar daylight. ISRO officials previously stated that prior to putting the equipment on board …

Chandrayaan-3 Update: ISRO trying to resurrect Vikram Rover, Pragyan Rover as lunar night ends
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 Update: ISRO trying to resurrect Vikram Rover, Pragyan Rover as lunar night ends

Firstpost  

After 14 long days of a lunar night, sunlight has finally struck Shiv Shakti point, the area where Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram Rover landed. Now, ISRO is trying to revive the lander module, and the Pragyan Rover, which were put into hibernation for the lunar night Following a prolonged and bone-chilling lunar night lasting 14 days, the Indian Space Research Organisation …

It Can Land, It Can Hop, But Can It Restart? Chandrayaan-3 Readies for Another Lunar Day on South Pole
1 year, 3 months ago

It Can Land, It Can Hop, But Can It Restart? Chandrayaan-3 Readies for Another Lunar Day on South Pole

News 18  

Almost a month after its historic moon landing, Chandrayaan-3 is gearing up for another experiment. As the Sun rises above the horizon, the Indian Space Research Organization will try to re-start Lander Vikram and Rover parked next to each other on the South Pole of the Moon. The experiment, if successful, could add to ISRO’s prowess as a spacefaring nation …

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO Will Attempt To Revive Vikram Lander, Pragyaan Rover At Lunar Sunrise
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: ISRO Will Attempt To Revive Vikram Lander, Pragyaan Rover At Lunar Sunrise

News 18  

With the lunar sunrise expected on the Moon, ISRO scientists are working to revive Chandrayaan 3’s Vikram Lander and the Pragyaan rover, which have remained inactive for approximately half a month on the Moon’s Shiv Shakti point—enduring freezing temperatures reaching -200 degree celsius. Both the Vikram Lander and the Pragyaan rover are currently stationed at the Moon’s South Pole, where …

Chandrayaan-3: To the Moon and beyond
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: To the Moon and beyond

Live Mint  

As the sun glides on a 3.9-billion-year-old, crater-pockmarked part of the Moon around 22 September and light falls on solar panels at the cold lunar dawn, India’s sleeping Pragyan rover and Vikram lander—both part of the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission—may awaken. “We call it the Nectarian Age, 3.9 billion years old.” ​​​Estimates of water abundance have already come from payloads aboard …

South Korea's Danuri spots India's Vikram Lander on Moon's Shiv Shakti point
1 year, 3 months ago

South Korea's Danuri spots India's Vikram Lander on Moon's Shiv Shakti point

India TV News  

South Korea's lunar orbiter, Danuri, captured the Indian lander Vikram on the Moon's Shiv Shakti point. The successful capture is a major milestone for the South Korean space program and a significant step towards the country's goal of becoming a major player in lunar exploration. The capture of Vikram is also a significant step towards the country's goal of becoming …

Chandrayaan-2 takes a photograph of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander. Details here
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-2 takes a photograph of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander. Details here

Live Mint  

The Chandrayaan-2 orbiter which was already around the Moon captured an image of the Chandrayaan-3 lander that made a successful lunar soft landing on its South Pole. “Chandrayaan-3 lander is imaged by the Dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter on September 6, 2023,” ISRO said. India took a giant leap as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed …

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 success is only the beginning
1 year, 3 months ago

ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 success is only the beginning

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 07, 2023 00:29 IST - 11 MINS READ Nineteen minutes when all eyes were riveted on their screens; 19 minutes when India’s Vikram landed on a side of the moon where nobody has gone before. V. Narayanan, Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre said: “From 6,000 km per hour, we had to bring down the velocity …

Watch | Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the Moon’s orbit to its surface
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch | Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the Moon’s orbit to its surface

The Hindu  

The Indian Space Research Organisation landed on the Moon on August 23, 2023. August 15 | Lander Position Detection Camera captures images of the moon This video clip shows a range of pictures of the rugged lunar surface captured by Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Position Detection Camera while in the moon’s orbit. August 17 | The moon as seen by the Lander …

NASA’s LRO captures Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA’s LRO captures Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon

The Hindu  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module landing site on the surface of the Moon, and captured its picture. The Chandrayaan-3 landing site is located about 600 kilometres from the South Pole of the Moon. The US Space agency added that the LRO is managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, …

Chandrayaan-3 instruments to be put to ‘sleep’ today
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 instruments to be put to ‘sleep’ today

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Space Research Organisation began putting the Chandrayaan-3’s lander, Vikram, and rover, Pragyan, to sleep on Saturday, confirming that the primary objectives of the country’s third lunar mission were successfully completed. The Chandrayaan-3 mission was launched on July 14 from the Sriharikota spaceport The agency did not rule out the possibility of the robot and the scientific instruments being …

100 not out: Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover achieves another record. Details here
1 year, 3 months ago

100 not out: Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover achieves another record. Details here

Live Mint  

The Indian Space and Research Organisation on Saturday said that the Pragyan Rover is on the south pole of the moon and has covered a distance of 100 meters. Taking to 'X', ISRO said, “Pragyan 100*, Meanwhile, over the Moon, Pragan Rover has traversed over 100 meters and continuing.” "The good news is that the rover has moved almost 100 …

Chandrayaan-3: Pragan Rover has traversed over 100 meters, says ISRO
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Pragan Rover has traversed over 100 meters, says ISRO

India TV News  

In the latest update on the Chandrayaan 3, the ISRO on Saturday said that Pragan Rover has traversed over 100 meters. ISRO Chairman S Somanath said the lunar mission Chandrayaan 3's rover and lander are functioning well and they would be put to "sleep" soon to withstand the night on the Moon. "The lander and rover, 'Vikram' and 'Pragyaan', respectively, …

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyaan Rover completes its assignments, set into 'sleep mode', says ISRO
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyaan Rover completes its assignments, set into 'sleep mode', says ISRO

India TV News  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday said that Chandrayaan 3's Pragyaan Rover has completed its assignments on the lunar surface and safely put into "sleep mode". Rover rotated in search of a safe route Earlier on August 31, the initial assessment of the first-ever measurements of the near-surface lunar plasma environment over the south pole region by RAMBHA-LP payload …

Crashed Russian mission LUNA-25 left crater on moon, NASA images show
1 year, 3 months ago

Crashed Russian mission LUNA-25 left crater on moon, NASA images show

Hindustan Times  

Russia's failed Luna-25 mission left a 10-metre wide crater on the moon when it crashed last month after a problem preparing for a soft landing on the south pole, according to images released by NASA. Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission in 47 years, failed on Aug. 19 when it spun out of control and crashed into the moon, underscoring the …

Chandrayaan-3: List of findings made on the Moon’s surface so far
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: List of findings made on the Moon’s surface so far

Live Mint  

India on August 23 scripted history as ISRO's ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3's Lander Module touched down on the lunar surface, making it only the fourth country to accomplish the feat and the first to reach the uncharted south pole. Elements on the moon: On 30 August, the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard 'Pragyan' rover of Chandrayaan-3 ‘unambiguously confirmed’ the …

The mysteries of the Moon's South Pole
1 year, 3 months ago

The mysteries of the Moon's South Pole

BBC  

Why there's a rush to explore the Moon's enigmatic South Pole Getty Images The arrival of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on the surface of the Moon's South Pole has been a moment of intense national pride in India India's Chandrayaan-3 mission is already revealing new insights about the Moon's enigmatic South Pole. Last week, however, the diminutive Pragyaan rover slid down …

India’s moon rover confirms sulfur and detects several other elements near the lunar south pole
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s moon rover confirms sulfur and detects several other elements near the lunar south pole

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s moon rover confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements near the lunar south pole as it searches for signs of frozen water nearly a week after its historic moon landing, India’s space agency said Tuesday. The rover’s laser-induced spectroscope instrument also detected aluminum, iron, calcium, chromium, titanium, manganese, oxygen and silicon on the …

Chandrayaan 3 mission: Pragyan rover detects oxygen, other elements on Moon
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 3 mission: Pragyan rover detects oxygen, other elements on Moon

Live Mint  

The Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard 'Pragyan' rover of Chandrayaan-3 has “unambiguously confirmed” the presence of sulphur in the lunar surface near south pole. “Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope instrument onboard the Rover unambiguously confirms the presence of Sulphur in the lunar surface near the south pole, through first-ever in-situ measurements. ISRO informed on Monday that the Pragyan Rover had come across …

\"Pragyan Rover comes across 4-meter diameter crater on lunar surface\": ISRO
1 year, 3 months ago

\"Pragyan Rover comes across 4-meter diameter crater on lunar surface\": ISRO

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday informed that Pragyan Rover came across a 4-meter diameter crater on the lunar surface yesterday. Taking to X, ISRO said,"Chandrayaan-3 Mission: On August 27, 2023, the Rover came across a 4-meter diameter crater positioned 3 meters ahead of its location. Earlier Nilesh M Desai, Director, Space Applications Centre on Sunday said that the …

Chandrayaan-3 Rover comes across 4-meter diameter crater on Moon’s surface
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 Rover comes across 4-meter diameter crater on Moon’s surface

Live Mint  

While plying on the Moon's surface, Chandrayaan-3 Rover faced an obstacle on Sunday as it came across a 4-meter diameter crater. Last week, India scripted history as the ISRO successfully landed Chandrayaan-3 on the South Pole of the lunar surface. Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was away for the 15th Summit visited the ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Mission …

Chandrayaan-3 delivers debut scientific insights from moon’s South Pole
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 delivers debut scientific insights from moon’s South Pole

Live Mint  

In a significant achievement for India's space agency, it has collected groundbreaking scientific data from the previously uncharted South Polar region of the Moon. The Vikram lander's thermal probe has successfully documented temperature fluctuations across the lunar surface, spanning its top layer, immediate vicinity, and deeper layers. The Indian Space Research Organisation explained that the ChaSTE initiative aims to unravel …

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander relays data on Moon's temperature
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander relays data on Moon's temperature

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Chandrayaan-3 lander module which landed on the Moon’s surface successfully has begun doing its set experiments and subsequently relaying them back to ISRO headquarters. On Wednesday, India took a giant leap as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making it the first country to have achieved the historic feat and bringing to …

Chandrayaan-3 Produces First-Ever Temperature-Depth Profile Of Moon's South Pole. Know More
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 Produces First-Ever Temperature-Depth Profile Of Moon's South Pole. Know More

ABP News  

Chandrayaan-3: The Indian Space Research Organisation has released the first observations from the Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment payload on Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander. ChaSTE has measured the temperature profile of the lunar topsoil around the Moon’s south pole, ISRO said in a mission update. According to ISRO, Chandrayaan-3 has produced the first temperature-depth profile of the Moon’s south pole. Chandrayaan-3 has …

Chandrayaan-3: Two of three objectives achieved. What next? The ‘moonwalk’ so far
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Two of three objectives achieved. What next? The ‘moonwalk’ so far

Hindustan Times  

On August 23, 2023, India etched its name in history by becoming the first country to land its spacecraft Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander on the Moon's south pole. On August 24 morning, the ISRO said "India took a walk on the moon", as Chandrayaan-3's robotic rover rolled out of the lander and commenced mobility operations with all activities on schedule and …

Chandrayaan-3 rover moves around lunar south pole region, all experiments functional: Isro
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 rover moves around lunar south pole region, all experiments functional: Isro

Hindustan Times  

Pragyan rover from Chandrayaan-3 is moving around on Moon’s surface in “pursuit of lunar secrets at the south pole”, the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Saturday, declaring that the robot had moved 12m till Saturday morning, and had successfully executed a turn. Isro says Pragyan rover is roaming around Shiv Shakti Point in pursuit of lunar secrets at the …

US astrophotographer captures ‘detailed’ pic of moon's south pole where Chandrayaan-3 landed
1 year, 3 months ago

US astrophotographer captures ‘detailed’ pic of moon's south pole where Chandrayaan-3 landed

Hindustan Times  

US astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has claimed to capture the southern region of the Moon, where Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander made a soft landing on Wednesday. Read here: Chandrayaan-3: ISRO shares video of Pragyan rover roaming around ‘Shiv Shakti’ Point While sharing the detailed image on X, McCarthy said, “I captured a photo of the southernmost portion of the moon tonight. …

Chandrayaan-3: Two mission objectives achieved in-situ scientific experiments on lunar surface underway, says ISRO
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Two mission objectives achieved in-situ scientific experiments on lunar surface underway, says ISRO

Firstpost  

India scripted history as ISRO’s ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module touched down on the lunar surface, making it the first to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth’s only natural satellite. Indian Space Research Organisation on Saturday said two of the three Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives have been achieved while the third – in-situ scientific experiments – is underway …

Explained | Why did Chandrayaan-3 land on the near side of the moon?
1 year, 3 months ago

Explained | Why did Chandrayaan-3 land on the near side of the moon?

The Hindu  

The controlled descent of the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 made it one of the closest approaches of a lunar mission to the moon’s South Pole. However like most of the lunar-landing missions before, Vikram too landed on the near side, making the Chinese Chang’e 4 mission the only one to have landed on the far side. What are the moon’s …

India’s lunar rover keeps walking on the moon, days after spacecraft’s historic touchdown
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s lunar rover keeps walking on the moon, days after spacecraft’s historic touchdown

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s lunar rover continued its walk on the moon Friday after the historic touch-down of India’s spacecraft near the moon’s south pole earlier this week, the country’s space agency said. “These experiments would pave the way for new scientific research about the availability of oxygen and hydrogen on the surface of the moon and can give us …

Chandrayaan 3: Progress report on India's lunar Mission - 5 major updates
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 3: Progress report on India's lunar Mission - 5 major updates

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3, India's third lunar mission, achieved a historic milestone by successfully landing on the moon's far side after a month-long journey through space. The Indian Space Agency confirmed on Thursday that all Chandrayaan 3 mission activities are proceeding as planned and all systems are functioning normally. The Pragyan rover and Vikram lander will perform a set of testing on …

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover crawls out of Vikram lander’s belly on Moon
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover crawls out of Vikram lander’s belly on Moon

Live Mint  

Chandrayaan-3 updates: ISRO on Friday released the video of how the Pragyaan rover rolled out from the belly of Vikram lander on 23 August historic day when the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed on Moon's south polar region. According to the LVM3-M4/Chandrayaan-3 mission on the X platform, "Chandrayaan-3 rover ramped down from the Lander to the Lunar surface". Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's lander module …

Chandrayaan 3: Pragyan rover comes out of Vikram lander, walks on Moon, ISRO shares video
1 year, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 3: Pragyan rover comes out of Vikram lander, walks on Moon, ISRO shares video

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3: The Indian Space Research Organisation has released the much-anticipated video of the Pragyan rover ramping down from the Vikram lander and walking on the lunar surface. • July 15: First orbit-raising manoeuvre successful, reaching 41762 km x 173 km orbit. • July 17: Second orbit-raising manoeuvre places Chandrayaan-3 at 41603 km x 226 km orbit. It has achieved …

Chandrayaan 3 highlights: 'All planned Rover movements verified’, says ISRO
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 3 highlights: 'All planned Rover movements verified’, says ISRO

Hindustan Times  

Chandrayaan 3 rover on moon: A sequence of images showing the rollout of rover of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 from the lander to the lunar surface, as observed by Lander Imager Camera, on Wednesday. Chandrayaan 3 updates: India on Wednesday became the first nation to have landed near the Moon's south pole. It also became the fourth nation to land a spacecraft …

DC Edit | Moon is just a start in India's space odyssey
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Moon is just a start in India's space odyssey

Deccan Chronicle  

In an exceptional feat of science and technology, India landed its spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on the dark side of the Moon. It is in feeding a futuristic scenario of the Moon being mankind’s base for space odysseys that the precise landing on the south polar side of the Earth’s trusted satellite is most fulfilling. Several nations, including Russia, in a desperately …

India’s lunar rover goes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s lunar rover goes down a ramp to the moon’s surface and takes a walk

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A lunar rover slid down a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft within hours of its historic touch-down near the moon’s south pole, Indian space officials said Thursday, as the country celebrated its new scientific accomplishment. “India took a walk on the moon,” the state-run Indian Space Research Organization said, adding that the Chandrayan-3 Rover would …

Chandrayaan-3 latest: ISRO says moon walk begins as Rover Pragyan rolls on
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3 latest: ISRO says moon walk begins as Rover Pragyan rolls on

Live Mint  

Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday said that Pragyan Rover began its moonwalk on the lunar surface. Lunar rover 'Pragyan' slid down a ramp from the lander of India's spacecraft within hours of its historic touch-down near the moon’s south pole, Indian space officials said Thursday, as the country celebrated its new scientific accomplishment. “India took a walk on the …

Chandrayaan-3: Rover exits Moon lander to explore lunar surface
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-3: Rover exits Moon lander to explore lunar surface

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has crossed another milestone with the exit of the mission’s …

Google celebrates India's Chandrayaan-3 feat with special doodle
1 year, 4 months ago

Google celebrates India's Chandrayaan-3 feat with special doodle

The Hindu  

Search engine giant Google on August 24 celebrated India’s success in its third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 with a special animated doodle. Lauding this historic feat, the Internet behemoth has come up with a doodle "celebrating the first landing on the moon's south pole!". The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota Range, Andhra Pradesh, India on …

ISRO chief S Somanath explains why Chandrayaan 3 landed on the Moon's South Pole, what Pragyan Rover will do
1 year, 4 months ago

ISRO chief S Somanath explains why Chandrayaan 3 landed on the Moon's South Pole, what Pragyan Rover will do

Firstpost  

ISRO Chief S Somanath has finally revealed why they decided to explore the lunar south pole using Chandrayaan 3 and how it will play a vital role in colonising the moon and in interplanetary expeditions. He also explained how will the Pragyan Rover conduct its experiments ISRO and India created history when Chandrayaan 3 landed around the south pole of …

Google Doodle celebrates Chandrayaan-3 landing on Moon’s south pole
1 year, 4 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates Chandrayaan-3 landing on Moon’s south pole

Live Mint  

Google is celebrating India's first-ever landing on the Moon's south pole with a special Doodle. Moon landings are a great undertaking, and only the United States, China, and the former Soviet Union had achieved soft landings on the Moon before this remarkable Indian mission. The moon's south pole has long captivated space explorers due to suspicions of ice deposits within …

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