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One small step for humankind as India becomes 1st nation to soft land on lunar south pole

 Vikram Lander lands safely on surface of the lunar south pole at 6 pm IST  

Chandrayaan-3: Here is all you need to know about the moon

The moon is more than Earth’s natural satellite, having impacted its every aspect, from origin of life to climate change

India becomes first nation to soft land on south side of moon

India has now joined an exclusive club of countries that have managed a soft landing on the Moon

Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?

India’s success came just days after a spectacular Russian failure

How has the moon transformed our evolution?

Moon has remained important to the geology of the Earth and important to the evolution of life itself.

‘There is a fundamental joy in exploring our universe, but it comes with great responsibility’

In a week when India created history with Chandrayaan-3, Down To Earth spoke to biologist Jyotsna Dhawan, daughter of the late Dr Satish Dhawan, …

What are the space missions slated for launch in 2024?

2024 will be another important year for space exploration, with several new missions in the pipeline

As ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan 3, here is a look at what India’s first trip to Moon achieved

It confirmed the presence of water on the Moon; the government and private agencies now hope to mine the water ice to produce air, drinking water,…

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Chandrayaan-3 successfully enters lunar orbit

The Vikram Lander is expected to land on the moon on August 23, 2023

DTE Coverage: Will India strike gold with Chandrayaan-3?

Chandrayaan-3 is expected to make a soft landing on the Moon in the fourth week of August

Explorers of the moon

Five orbiters and one rover are currently active on the moon. Overall, countries have made 47 attempts at soft landing on the moon of which only …

Chandrayaan-3: Science on the political agenda

While science is always definitive, its use is a political decision

Why lunar touchdown offers real payoff for India

If Chandrayaan-3 is successful, it will highlight how space is becoming more accessible, and demonstrate India’s continued perseverance and …

Chandrayaan-3 successfully launched but what is its purpose?

It will help collect data about the chemical and mineralogical composition of the lunar surface

How India’s lunar landing shapes future of space exploration, geopolitics — an expert explains

The question is, how will the rival super-space powers progress their ambitions?

Chandrayaan-3 successfully launched, soft landing on Moon expected by late August

ISRO also aims to demonstrate the ability of the rover to move on the Moon and conduct a few experiments, including studying the seismicity & …

Top 10 stories of the week that was (August 12-August 18)

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from the week just gone by

Satellite to monitor methane emissions not in pipeline, but will be happy to build one: ISRO

ISRO to have a busy year with missions to the sun and moon as well as unmanned spaceflight

6 days to landing: Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander decouples successfully from main module

The spacecraft was launched on July 14 and is expected to touch down on August 23

Aditya successfully lifts off from Sriharikota to study the sun, space weather

The spacecraft will travel 1.5 million km to reach Lagrange point 1, a point in space where the gravitation pulls of Earth and the Sun are in …

Six space missions to look forward to in 2021

From Artemis 1 to Chandrayaan 3, here are some missions to keep an eye out for