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Having Conquered the Moon, India Now Looks to the Sun
An illustration of the Aditya-L1 spacecraft. Illustration: ISRO India is getting ready to launch its first mission to the Sun, switching its attention to Earth’s host star after finally touching down on the Moon less than a week ago. First Full-Color Images From Webb Space Telescope The Aditya-L1 mission is set for launch on September 2 at 2:20 a.m. ET (11:50 p.m. local time) on board a Polar…
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India's Lunar Mission Captures Images of Far Side of the Moon Ahead of Historic Landing
Image: ISRO Chandrayaan-3 is India’s second attempt to land on the Moon. The first attempt didn’t go so well: Chandrayaan-2 crashed on the Moon in September 2019 due to an issue with its braking thrusters. Chandrayaan-2 included a lander-rover duo, as well as an orbiter. The space agency lost contact with the Vikram lander when it was around 1.3 miles (2.1 kilometers) from the lunar surface,…
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How to Watch India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is aiming for a landing spot on the lunar south pole, hoping to make history as the nation’s first successful touchdown on the cratered surface. Even Twitter Can’t Kill Twitter | Letter From the Editor Update: August 23, 8:40 a.m. ET: The Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully touched down on the lunar surface at 8:34 a.m. ET. Original article follows. Chandrayaan-3 is…
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India Becomes the Fourth Country Ever to Land on the Moon
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully landed on the Moon on Wednesday, marking a huge feat for the nation’s growing space program. First Full-Color Images From Webb Space Telescope The Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover touched down on the lunar surface at 8:34 a.m. ET (6:04 p.m. local time in India), adding India to a short list of countries who have been able to achieve a soft landing on the…
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Watch Live as India Attempts to Land on the Moon's South Pole
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is aiming for a landing spot on the lunar south pole, hoping to make history as the nation’s first successful touchdown on the cratered surface. Read more…
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How to Watch India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon Landing
India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is aiming for a landing spot on the lunar south pole, hoping to make history as the nation’s first successful touchdown on the cratered surface. First Full-Color Images From Webb Space Telescope Chandrayaan-3 is scheduled to land on the Moon on Wednesday at 8:34 a.m. ET (6:04 p.m. local time in India). The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will provide a…
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India's Lunar Mission Captures Images of Far Side of the Moon Ahead of Historic Landing
Image: ISRO Chandrayaan-3 is India’s second attempt to land on the Moon. The first attempt didn’t go so well: Chandrayaan-2 crashed on the Moon in September 2019 due to an issue with its braking thrusters. Chandrayaan-2 included a lander-rover duo, as well as an orbiter. The space agency lost contact with the Vikram lander when it was around 1.3 miles (2.1 kilometers) from the lunar surface,…
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Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Crashes and Burns
The Luna-25 mission crashed on the surface of the Moon this weekend, ending Russia’s quest to prove it still has what it takes to land on the lunar surface. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon The Russian space agency lost contact with the spacecraft on Saturday around 7:57 a.m. ET (2:57 p.m. Moscow time), Roscosmos wrote in a statement on Telegram. Preliminary investigations revealed…
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