Articles for Chandrayaan 1

Chandrayaan-1 data suggests electrons from Earth forming water on Moon
1 year, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan-1 data suggests electrons from Earth forming water on Moon

The Hindu  

Scientists analysing the remote sensing data from India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission have found that high energy electrons from the Earth may be forming water on the Moon. Solar wind, which is composed of high energy particles such as protons, bombards the lunar surface and is thought to be one of the primary ways in which water has been formed on …

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Independence Day Special: Nuclear tests, liberalisation and more… The milestones that define India
1 year, 5 months ago

Independence Day Special: Nuclear tests, liberalisation and more… The milestones that define India

Firstpost  

India is marking its 76th year of Independence and it’s been a long and arduous journey. It has several achievements to its credit – from becoming a Republic in 1950, to becoming a nuclear power in 1974 and achieving social equality by striking down Section 377 and decriminalising homosexuality Seventy-six years ago on 14 August, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru stood up …

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Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander, Pragyan rover fade into lunar sunset, their batteries likely dead
5 years, 3 months ago

Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander, Pragyan rover fade into lunar sunset, their batteries likely dead

The Hindu  

If things had gone on well and the Indian lunar craft Vikram soft-landed on moon as expected on September 7, Vikram and its companion rover Pragyan would have completed taking a close look at moon’s unknown south by now. After a perfect journey from earth since July 22, Vikram unexpectedly crashed on moon three minutes before its descent, without doing …

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Vikram lander falls silent 2.1 km from Moon
5 years, 4 months ago

Vikram lander falls silent 2.1 km from Moon

Hindustan Times  

At 1.53am in the wee hours of Saturday, less than two minutes before the Vikram lander was to touch down on the moon, scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation lost communication with it. The last 15 minutes of the mission, in which the lander attempts to guide itself with the help of its own propulsion system, had been described …

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Chandrayaan 2 Vikram Lander on moon | updates
5 years, 4 months ago

Chandrayaan 2 Vikram Lander on moon | updates

The Hindu  

Welcome to The Hindu’s live coverage of the soft-landing of the Vikram lander on the south pole of the lunar surface, the first attempt by any country. — Rahul Gandhi September 6, 2019 Chandrayaan 2: India’s second moon mission — complete coverage Watch Live : Landing of Chandrayaan2 on Lunar Surface https://t.co/zooxv9IBe2 — ISRO September 6, 2019 2.30 a.m. A …

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How Chandrayaan 2 mission is different from Chandrayaan 1
5 years, 4 months ago

How Chandrayaan 2 mission is different from Chandrayaan 1

India TV News  

Chandrayaan 2 mission has made India the fourth country to carry out soft landing land rover on the surface of the moon after Russia, America, and China. Launch Vehicle: The moon mission was launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C11, while Chandrayaan 2 was launched by Geo Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV Mk-III. Nature of Function: Chandrayaan-1 made more than 3,400 …

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How will Chandrayaan 2 study the moon?
5 years, 6 months ago

How will Chandrayaan 2 study the moon?

The Hindu  

The story so far: When Chandrayaan 1, India’s first moon mission was launched on October 22, 2008, from Sriharikota, using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, India became the fourth country to plant its flag on the lunar surface. Now, close to a decade later, India will launch its second lunar mission, Chandrayaan 2, on July 15, 2019, again from Sriharikota, …

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