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The Chandrayaan-3 moon lander from India was spotted on the lunar surface on Sept. 6, 2022 by a fellow mission: Chandrayaan-2, which has been orbiting the moon since 2019.(Image credit: ISRO) This isn't the first time that the Indian moon mission has been imaged fromspace. NASA'sLunar...
It's the country's second mission to the moon. Chandrayaan-1 orbited around the moon in 2008 but did not touchdown. India's second launch attempt comes on the heels of the50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which put the first man on the lunar surface. If Chandrayaan-2 is...
NASA aims to put boots on the moon with itsArtemis 3mission in late 2025 or 2026. No astronauts have walked on the lunar surface since NASA'sApollo 17in December 1972. The largerArtemis programseeks to set up a sustainable human presence on and around the moon by the end of the 2020s....
Chandrayaan-3 will also demonstrate India's indigenous technology, which is empowering the nation to collaborate with countries worldwide on various missions. For example, in 2024, India is scheduled to launch NISAR (short for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), an observatory in low Earth orbit...
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The Chandrayaan-3 mission, which will consist of a lunar rover and a stationary lander, has been approved, Indian space officials announced Wednesday (Jan. 1).
(hinting at water or hydroxyl) when looking at the top area of the moon's regolith (soil). The signal of water appeared to be stronger at the poles. After NASA's announcement, ISRO said its Moon Impact Probe had also detected the signature of water on the moon, just before it ...
India's Chandrayaan-2 Spacecraft Snaps Its First Picture of the Moon Amazing Moon Photos from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Stunning Photos Show Earth from India's Spacecraft Headed to the Moon Email Meghan Bartels at mbartels@space.com or follow her@meghanbartels. Follow uson Twitter@Spac...
“There is no doubt that landing on the Moon is a real challenge,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement on Sunday. “But the Moon offers great scientific reward, which is why we’ve seen so many recent attempts to visit the surface again. We’re looking forward to all th...