Chandrayaan 2
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More evidence suggesting water on Moon as Chandrayaan-2 finds possible ice under lunar South Pole
Science | May 27, 2026, 10:08 PM ISTISRO said in a release that the findings were derived from data captured by the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter’s Dual Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR), an advanced microwave imaging instrument designed to probe beneath the lunar surface.
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National Science Day: From Gaganyaan to Chandrayaan‑4, India's roadmap to become superpower by 2035
Science | Feb 28, 2026, 08:07 AM ISTOn the National Science Day, India marks its progress towards becoming a global superpower by 2035 through a series of high-stakes missions in space and defense.
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ISRO saves Chandrayaan-2 from collision with Korean Lunar Orbiter: Report
Science | Nov 15, 2024, 05:27 PM ISTISRO reportedly saved the collision between its Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and the Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) above the Moon.
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Aditya L1, Chandrayaan-2 capture strongest solar storm in 21 years: ISRO
Science | May 15, 2024, 07:58 AM ISTAccording to ISRO, the resulting geomagnetic storm was the most intense since 2003, causing disruptions to communication and GPS systems.
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India's Space Odyssey: A look at ISRO's journey from modest beginnings to lunar landings
Explainers | Jan 30, 2024, 05:59 PM ISTISRO, the world's sixth-largest space agency, has come a long way in exploring its capabilities and in reducing dependency on foreign launch services. Chandrayaan-3 to Aditya-L1 are a few of the many landmark space missions that India has undertaken.
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ISRO shares new images from Chandrayaan-3 mission
Science | Sep 09, 2023, 04:00 PM ISTDFSAR transmits and receives microwave in L and S band frequencies, works without solar illumination and is capable of pene trating the lunar surface down to a few metres.
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Aryabhata to Chandrayaan-3: List of India's landmark space missions
Science | Aug 23, 2023, 04:00 PM ISTIndia's space program is a major source of pride for the country, and it is seen as a symbol of its growing technological prowess.
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'Welcome, buddy!': Chandrayaan-2 orbiter to Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander
Science | Aug 21, 2023, 06:53 PM ISTTwo-way communication between the Chandrayaan 2 and 3 is established.
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ISRO Moon Mission: Chandrayaan-3 integrated with launch vehicle
News | Jul 06, 2023, 08:13 AM ISTISRO Moon Mission: Chandrayaan-3 integrated with launch vehicle
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'Chandrayaan-3 will be launched in July...I am confident', says ISRO Chairman S Somanath
India | Jul 14, 2023, 03:05 PM ISTChandrayaan 3: ISRO Chairman on Monday asserted that he is very confident about the launch of Chadrayaan-3 which is due in July this year.
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Chandrayaan-2 spectrometer maps abundance of sodium on moon for first time
India | Jul 14, 2023, 03:07 PM ISTChandrayaan-2: The study finds that a part of the signal could be arising from a thin veneer of sodium atoms weakly bound to the lunar grains.
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As India celebrates Chandrayaan II's 3-year anniversary, a look back on the challenges ISRO overcame
Science | Jul 22, 2022, 05:17 PM ISTChandrayaan II anniversary: Though the soft-landing attempt of the lander Vikram was not successful, the orbiter, which was equipped with eight scientific instruments, was successfully placed in lunar orbit.
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Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter detects solar proton events, coronal mass ejections: ISRO
India | Feb 24, 2022, 08:02 AM IST“Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer (CLASS) on-board Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter detected SPE due to an M5.5 class solar flare that occurred on January 20, 2022,” the ISRO said.
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India's Chandrayaan-2 avoids collision with NASA's moon orbiter
India | Nov 17, 2021, 08:10 AM ISTIt is common for satellites in earth orbit to undergo collision avoidance manoeuvres to mitigate collision risk due to space objects including space debris and operational spacecraft.
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Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads made discovery-class findings ISRO
Science | Sep 10, 2021, 02:56 PM ISTThe observations of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads have yielded discovery-class findings, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft completes over 9,000 orbits around moon: ISRO
Science | Sep 06, 2021, 04:32 PM ISTThe Chandrayaan-2 has completed more than 9,000 orbits around the Moon, ISRO Chairman, K Sivan said.
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ISRO releases Chandrayaan-2 data as spacecraft completes 2 years in lunar orbit
Science | Sep 06, 2021, 03:49 PM ISTChandrayaan-2 data product and science documents were released by Sivan, also Secretary in the Department of Space (DoS), along with data from Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads, Bengaluru-headquartered ISRO said in a statement.
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ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 orbiter finds presence of hydroxyl, water molecules on Moon
Science | Aug 12, 2021, 12:31 PM ISTAccording to a research paper published in Current Science Journal, the spacecraft with the help of an Imaging infrared spectrometer (IIRS) could differentiate between hydroxyl and water molecules.
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Chandrayaan-2 mission's initial data released: ISRO
Science | Dec 25, 2020, 07:55 AM ISTChandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
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Twitter welcomes the news of Chandrayaan-3 launch in early 2021 with funny memes
Trending | Sep 07, 2020, 05:40 PM ISTAs soon as the announcement was made, Indian Twitter celebrated the news with their hilarious memes.