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  Scientists confirm cave on moon, could potentially shelter future astronauts

  Science | July 15, 2024 23:14 IST

  The Italian scientists’ research findings suggest there could be hundreds of pits on the moon and thousands of lava tubes which could serve as a natural shelter for astronauts and could protect them from cosmic rays and solar radiation.

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  Studies suggest more ice on Moon within exploitable depths, says ISRO

  Science | May 01, 2024 22:39 IST

  In the latest study conducted by ISRO, in collaboration with researchers at IIT Kanpur, University of Southern California, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, it has been concluded that the extent of water ice in the northern polar region is twice that in the southern polar region.

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  US launches Peregrine-1 lander to Moon in first American lunar mission after 51 years | DETAILS

  Science | January 08, 2024 14:56 IST

  The Peregrine lander will study the Moon's surface environment ahead of human missions planned for later this decade. It was launched via the Vulcan Centaur rocket at Cape Canaveral and will attempt a soft lunar landing at the "Bay of Stickiness".

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  Watch video: Exact moment when Chandrayaan-3 made soft landing on Moon

  India | August 24, 2023 6:22 IST

  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) centre, country, and its 1.4 billion people burst out in joy, and happiness as Chandrayaan-3 made a safe and soft landing on the Moon's surface.

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  'Chandrayaan-3 landing will be postponed to August 27 if...': ISRO scientist

  India | August 22, 2023 6:25 IST

  The Chandrayaan-3, India's third mission to moon, is scheduled for landing on the lunar surface on August 23.

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  Russia's Luna 25 spacecraft reaches Moon's orbit, shares first pics of lunar surface

  World | August 18, 2023 15:53 IST

  The images show the 'Zeeman crater', which is a unique lunar object on the Moon's surface and is hidden from the Earth's view due to synchronous rotation.

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  Chandrayaan-3 update: ISRO’s spacecraft performs significant manoeuvre close to Moon’s surface

  India | August 14, 2023 13:08 IST

  As the mission advances, a progression of moves are being directed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to steadily diminish Chandrayaan-3's orbit and position it over the lunar poles.

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  ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 orbiter finds presence of hydroxyl, water molecules on Moon

  Science | August 12, 2021 12:31 IST

  According 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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  Researchers identify over 109,000 impact craters on moon

  Science | December 26, 2020 11:00 IST

  An international team of researchers has identified over 109,000 previously unrecognised impact craters on the moon using machine learning methods.

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  China's spacecraft takes off from moon with lunar samples

  Science | December 04, 2020 12:46 IST

  A Chinese spacecraft carrying the country's first lunar samples has started its return journey from the moon, according to the country's space authority. 

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  NASA’s new moonshot rules says 'No fighting or littering' on lunar surface

  Science | October 14, 2020 7:18 IST

  The American space agency NASA issued a new moonshot rules on Tuesday which state 'No fighting or littering' on the lunar surface and no trespassing at historic landmarks like Apollo 11′s Tranquility Base.

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  ISRO checking space enthusiast's claim of moon rover rolling on lunar surface

  Science | August 01, 2020 22:28 IST

  Space enthusiast Shanmuga Subramanian, who found the debris of India's moonlander Vikram, said on Saturday that Chandrayaan-2's rover Pragyan seems to be intact on the moon's surface and had rolled out a few metres from the lander.

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  Mysterious, gel-like subtance on Moon identified

  Science | July 09, 2020 10:16 IST

  Chinese scientists identified a curious substance that was found on the moon and generated widespread interest after it was discovered by the Yutu-2 rover in 2019.

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  NASA is offering Rs 26.5 lakh prize for best design of a loo on Moon

  Science | June 26, 2020 20:45 IST

  Under its Artemis mission, NASA is planning to set up a base on the moon by 2024, for which it is seeking design innovations for a lunar loo.

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  Chandrayaan-2: Here's the first illuminated image of lunar surface

  Science | October 17, 2019 23:49 IST

  Chandrayaan-2's IIRS payload has acquired the first illuminated image of the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Thursday. IIRS is designed to measure reflected sunlight from the lunar surface in narrow and continguous spectral channels.

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  Vodafone to install 4G network on Moon in 2019 to assist lunar rovers

  Science | March 01, 2018 8:38 IST

  The planned network will enable PTScientists' lander to broadcast a live video from lunar surface to the audience on earth and facilitate the communication among the lander and rovers.

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  NASA's moon mission crashed into the lunar surface at an incredible 5,700 km per hour

  April 21, 2014 16:30 IST

  Washington: Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), the moon exploring robot of NASA was annihilated when it impacted the surface of the moon, as planned last weekend, the US space agency announced.“At the time