Moon
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Chandrayaan-2: Here's the first illuminated image of lunar surface
Science | Oct 17, 2019, 11:49 PM ISTChandrayaan-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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From Moon to Mars, NASA astronauts to wear special spacesuits
Science | Oct 15, 2019, 11:24 AM ISTNASA will go live today, as the first woman and man will explore the Moon wearing their spacesuits as part of the international space agency's Artemis program.
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Mysterious substance found on moon; more surprises in offing
Science | Sep 24, 2019, 11:49 AM ISTThe lander of the Chang'e-4 probe and the Yutu-2 rover have resumed work for the 10th lunar day on the far side of the moon after "sleeping" during the extremely cold lunar night.
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10 Interesting facts about Chandrayaan-2 you would love to know
Sep 07, 2019, 12:19 AM IST10 interesting facts: Chandrayaan 2 will make history on Saturday (September 7) as it will join the elite club of nations to carry out soft landing on the surface of the Moon. As the world, including leading space agencies like NASA look to ISRO as it takes a giant leap, read things which you would love to know.
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Chandrayaan 2: Here's the list of festivals that are incomplete without moon
offbeat | Sep 06, 2019, 10:13 PM ISTWith Chandrayan 2 landing its module Vikram on the surface of moon tonight, everyone seems to be talking about the moon. So we bring to you a list of festivals that remain incomplete without the presence of moon
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Communications from lander Vikram lost, Isro goes in a huddle | As it happened
Sep 07, 2019, 04:49 AM ISTIn a huge disappointment, communications from Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander to ISRO's ground station was lost before touchdown while the nation eagerly awaited its soft landing on the hitherto unexplored lunar south pole in the early hours of Saturday. Addressing the scientists after the link was snapped, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "Nation is proud of you, be courageous."
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Let's pray for Chandrayaan's successful soft-landing on moon, ISRO says ahead of crucial event
Sep 05, 2019, 11:01 PM ISTISRO officials are tight-lipped ahead of the highly crucial event of the Chandrayaan-2 moon landing on Saturday. The entire nation is on tenterhooks, praying for the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-2. They are nervous, they are anxious, and they are silent. They are waiting for the final moment to speak volumes of India's scientific prowess with Chandrayaan-2 historic touchdown.
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Where will Chandrayaan-2 land on Moon's South Pole?
Sep 05, 2019, 06:57 PM ISTIn what will be a historic event for India, Chandrayaan-2 will land on moon's South Pole on September 7, an untouched avenue so far. After a strenuous journey spanning 48 days, Chandrayaan-2 will have this golden touchdown on the lunar surface.
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Chandrayaan-2 will make landing on Moon's South Pole. Here's why it is significant
Sep 03, 2019, 11:38 AM ISTIndia's second moon mission -- Chandrayaan-2 -- will make landing on the lunar surface on September 7. The moon lander 'Vikram' separated from Chandrayaan-2 orbiter on Monday. On Sunday, Chandrayaan-2 completed its fifth and final manoeuvre and achieved an orbit of 119km x 127km. Before landing on the Moon's South Pole, Chandrayaan-2 has two deorbit manoeuvres of Vikram Lander.
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ISRO releases fresh set of photos of moon craters
Aug 26, 2019, 07:37 PM ISTISRO on Monday released a fresh set of photographs of the surface of the moon and its craters taken by the Terrain Mapping Camera-2 of the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft.
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Chandrayaan-2 leaves earth's orbit, moving towards moon
Sep 03, 2019, 03:48 PM ISTIndia's second moon mission 'Chandrayaan-2' left the earth's orbit early on Wednesday, 23 days after being launched, and is moving towards the moon following the successful completion of a crucial manoeuvre by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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Moon, Mercury may contain more water ice than thought
Aug 05, 2019, 03:53 PM ISTThe poles of Mercury and the Moon are among the coldest places in our solar system. Unlike Earth, the spin axes of Mercury and the Moon are oriented such that, in their polar regions, the Sun never rises high above the horizon.
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Chandrayaan-2 camera sends back beautiful first pictures of earth. See photos
Aug 04, 2019, 12:54 PM ISTChandrayaan-2 camera has captured five never-seen-before shots of the earth from LI4. On August 2, Chandrayaan-2 marked the successful completion of the fourth orbit raising maneuver. The last earth bound maneuver is planned on August 6, 2019.
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Moon formed 50 million years after solar system, study startles
Jul 30, 2019, 02:09 PM ISTThe Moon was formed about 50 million years after the solar system came into being, according to a study which suggests that the lunar body is significantly older than previously believed.
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India's Chandrayaan-2 sets off for moon: Here is how the world is reacting
Jul 22, 2019, 04:25 PM ISTISRO launched India's ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 on Monday. The reactions have been pouring in from all around the world. Here is how the world is reacting to India's giant leap in space.
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Moon back in NASA's court 50 years after first lunar landing
Jul 21, 2019, 11:42 PM ISTThe White House wants U.S. astronauts on the moon pronto — by 2024, a scant five years from now. The moon will serve as a critical proving ground, the thinking goes, for the real prize of sending astronauts to Mars in the 2030s.
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Chandrayaan-2 rover-lander tested on 'moon surface' created with Salem soil
Jul 21, 2019, 01:50 PM ISTMany geologists had told ISRO that near Salem in Tamil Nadu there were "anorthosite" rocks that would be similar to features of moon soil or regolith.
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Giant leap: India prepares to land rover on moon in global space race
Jul 12, 2019, 09:06 PM ISTIndia is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world’s spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon, this one aimed at landing a rover near the unexplored south pole.
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NASA picks new teams to study Moon, asteroids
Jun 30, 2019, 10:38 AM IST"The discoveries these teams make will be vital to our future exploration throughout the solar system with robots and humans," said Lori Glaze, Director of the Planetary Science Division in NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
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NASA: Intense work under way on rocket for future moonshots
Jun 29, 2019, 10:51 AM ISTIf all goes well, the often-delayed Artemis 1 test flight is expected take place in fall 2020, though no launch date has been announced. Plans call for the rocket to carry an uncrewed Orion capsule aloft before the engines are jettisoned 8 minutes and 14 seconds out. The capsule is then to make a double loop around the moon during 25½ days in flight, NASA has said.