NASA identifies 9 potential landing sites on Moon for Artemis III Mission
Nov 01, 2024, at 05:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prepping up for the upcoming Artemis III mission, the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) shortlisted nine potential landing sites near the lunar South Pole.
Earth's Moon to have a mini companion for two months: Know what it is
Sep 15, 2024, at 05:03 am
New Delhi: In a rare event, Earth’s lone satellite Moon will have a temporary companion for about two months, as our planet’s gravity will capture a wandering asteroid from September 29 to November 25 this year.
Scientists are developing fuel that can sustain life on Moon
Sep 11, 2023, at 02:28 am
Scientists at Bangor University are carrying out research on powering rockets and developing the fuels required for supporting life on the Moon.
Chandrayaan-3: ISRO releases 3D images of Moon's surface
Sep 06, 2023, at 02:24 pm
The Indian Space Research Organisation has unveiled a 3-dimensional ‘anaglyph' image of the Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander from the south pole of the Moon.
Chandrayaan-3: Vikram Lander soft lands again, undergoes hop experiment
Sep 05, 2023, at 01:21 am
Chennai/IBNS: The Vikram lander on board India's third Lunar expedition Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing on the Moon again and successfully underwent a hop experiment.
'Hoping for a successful awakening after 14 days': ISRO as Pragyan Rover goes to sleep mode
Sep 03, 2023, at 08:09 pm
Chennai/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) hopes that Pragyan Rover, which completed all the tasks of the Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully, will be 'awakened successfully' after 14 days.
Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan Rover successfully completes mission tasks, put to sleep for 14 days
Sep 03, 2023, at 06:59 am
Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said that the Pragyan rover on the Moon has been put to sleep and it hopes to wake up the probe 14 days later.
Russia’s Luna 25 mission: NASA’s LRO shows crash created crater on Moon surface
Sep 01, 2023, at 09:14 pm
NASA’s LRO – the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter – spacecraft imaged a new crater on the Moon’s surface that is likely the impact site of Russia’s Luna 25 mission.
Chandrayaan-3: Rambha payload finds sparse plasma in Lunar area
Sep 01, 2023, at 02:23 pm
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said that Vikram Lander on board the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, the third Lunar Mission, has detected plasma in the south polar region of the Moon.
Sep 01, 2023, at 02:58 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: India's space agency ISRO has shared a video of the Pragyan rover being rotated on the Moon's surface as a part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which was remotely controlled from the command centre in Bengaluru, in search of a route that avoids craters and rocks on the lunar surface.
Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan Rover detects sulphur on Moon
Aug 30, 2023, at 04:31 am
Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Tuesday that Chandrayaan-3 has reported new findings, marking the first-ever in-situ measurement of Sulphur on the Moon.
Chandrayaan-3: Waited for 4 years, this success is sweet news, says ex-ISRO chief K Sivan
Aug 25, 2023, at 02:34 am
New Delhi: With the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 near the lunar south pole, India has become the first nation to achieve this milestone, bringing a feeling of joy that ISRO has waited for the past four years, according to former ISRO chief K Sivan.
Aug 23, 2023, at 11:47 pm
In a game-changing feat in India's space exploration, the country's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft-landed on the South Polar region of the moon on Wednesday as a nation of 1.4 billion people erupted in joy and pride ending an anxious wait for the moment.
India's Chadrayaan-3 set for Moon touchdown today
Aug 23, 2023, at 02:23 pm
The nation will pray together on Wednesday as the country's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 is expected to land on the surface of the Moon later in the evening.
ISRO announces Moon landing date, and time of Chandrayaan-3
Aug 21, 2023, at 04:04 am
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday announced that the soft landing of the third Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-3 will take place at 1804 hrs on Aug 23.
Chandrayaan-3 successfully completes final orbital manoeuvre; to land on Moon next
Aug 20, 2023, at 09:00 am
Bengaluru: Chandrayaan-3 successfully completed its final de-boosting operation in the early hours of Sunday, as scientists closely monitored the critical phase ahead of its landing on the lunar surface two days later on Wednesday.
Aditya-L1: ISRO gearing up to launch its first Solar mission
Aug 14, 2023, at 07:14 pm
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for the launch of Aditya-L1 Solar Exploratory mission to study the Sun.
Russia's Luna-25 in race with India's Chandrayaan-3 to become first in reaching Moon's south pole
Aug 08, 2023, at 06:19 pm
Russia is likely to clash with India's Chandrayaan-3 launching Luna-25 to reach the south pole of the Moon, media reports said.
NASA’s SOFIA discovers water on sunlit surface of Moon
Oct 27, 2020, at 07:55 pm
Washignton: NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon.
Images sent by Chandrayaan-1 indicate possible impact of Earth's atmosphere on Moon
Sep 07, 2020, at 03:41 am
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and MoS Space, Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that ISRO’s maiden mission to the Moon has sent images, which show that Moon may be rusting along the poles.
Chandrayaan-2 completes a year around the Moon
Aug 21, 2020, at 05:51 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 completed one year around the Moon, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday.
Chandrayaan 2 lander located on moon, trying to establish contact: ISRO Chief
Sep 08, 2019, at 02:51 pm
Bengaluru, Sept 8 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief K Sivan on Sunday said the lunar lander Vikram of Chandrayaan 2 has been located on the moon's surface and the ground station is working to establish contact.
Scripting history Chandrayaan 2 to land close to moon's south pole tonight
Sep 06, 2019, at 08:55 pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): The highly popular and talked about mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will finally reach its crescendo with Chandrayaan 2 scheduled to soft land on the lunar surface at 1:55 am on Saturday.
India's Chandrayaan 2 leaves Earth's orbit, now moves towards moon
Aug 14, 2019, at 09:54 am
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): India's major lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 left the Earth's body and is now heading towards the moon after a maneuver performed by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
China probe makes history, lands on far side of the moon
Jan 03, 2019, at 03:17 pm
Beijing, Jan 3 (IBNS): China's Chang'e-4 on Thursday became the first spacecraft to soft-land on the far side of the moon - the side not visible from Earth, Xinhua reported.
Astronomers find first evidence of possible Moon outside solar system
Oct 06, 2018, at 06:54 am
Washington, Oct 6 (IBNS): Using NASA’s Hubble and Kepler space telescopes, astronomers have uncovered tantalizing evidence of what could be the first discovery of a moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system.
Canada: NASA chiefs discover water on the moon
Aug 23, 2018, at 09:05 pm
Ottawa, Aug 23 (IBNS): National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently confirmed an abundance of water on the Moon situated in hundreds of patches of ice deposited in the north and south poles, media reports said.
Possibility of moon life seen by researcher
Jul 24, 2018, at 02:55 pm
Washington, July 24 (IBNS): While the moon is uninhabitable today, there could have been life on its surface in the distant past.
NASA’s new planet hunter snaps initial test image, swings by Moon toward final orbit
May 19, 2018, at 01:24 pm
Washington, May 19 (IBNS): NASA’s next planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is one step closer to searching for new worlds after successfully completing a lunar flyby on May 17.
NASA expands plans for Moon exploration
May 04, 2018, at 11:40 pm
Washington, May 4 (IBNS): NASA is returning to the Moon with commercial and international partners as part of an overall agency Exploration Campaign in support of Space Policy Directive 1.