Tag: Moon
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India’s historic moon mission spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 successfully lifts off
The rocket carrying Chandrayaan-2 was originally scheduled to lift off on July 15 early morning but was aborted after a 'technical snag' was observed in it.
July 22, 2019 -
Week after aborted launch, Chandrayaan-2 to lift off on July 22: ISRO
The announcement comes a day after the fault in the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) was rectified.
July 18, 2019 -
GSLV rocket snag rectified, Chandrayaan-2 may lift-off next week: ISRO officials
India’s ambitious mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2, was aborted after a 'technical snag' was observed in the launch vehicle system early on Monday.
July 17, 2019 -
India’s moon mission Chandrayaan-2 aborted after ‘technical snag’ in GSLV-Mk III rocket
The Rs 978 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission was a prestigious one as it aimed to make India as the fourth nation in the world to land and ride on the moon after the US, Russia and China.
July 15, 2019 -
ISRO gears up for Chandrayaan-2 launch on July 15; spacecraft to land on Moon in 2 months
A good measure of women's power is powering India's Rs 978 crore second moon mission with the Project Director and the Mission Director also being women.
July 13, 2019 -
Remembering a remarkable achievement
Our mobile phones pack more punch today than the computer on board Apollo 11, 50 years ago. So how did we make the Moon landing in 1969?
July 10, 2019 -
Thousands watch in awe as sky turns dark in South America during total solar eclipse
The next solar eclipse, although not a total eclipse, is set to happen on December 26, 2019 and will be visible in the Middle East, including Qatar.
July 3, 2019 -
When is Surya Grahan 2019? Check out Solar Eclipse dates, estimated timing in 2019
The upcoming eclipse is going to be the only total solar eclipse that will occur this year.
June 27, 2019 -
Three US firms chosen to help NASA land US astronauts on Moon
Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines plan to land their machines by July 2021 and Orbit Beyond aims for September 2020.
June 1, 2019 -
Inside our neighbour’s core
An impact crater serves as a bore hole to probe the Moons mantle as a Chinese lander has recently shown.
May 24, 2019 -
NASA’s Artemis to put first woman on Moon by 2024
NASA's plans for the first woman on the lunar surface ever comes nearly five decades after the men set their foot there.
May 14, 2019 -
First woman and the next man on the moon will be Americans: Mike Pence
More than 15,000 scientists and industry representatives from 105 countries, including India, are attending the four-day mega event beginning May 6 in Washington DC.
May 7, 2019 -
China’s new lunar rover may face challenges on Moon’s far side
"We'll try to find the relatively safe areas and make a reasonable plan for the route of the rover based on the images taken by it."
January 15, 2019 -
NASA eyes return to Moon, to announce partnerships with US companies
Working with US companies is the next step to achieving long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and Mars, NASA said in a statement on Tuesday.
November 28, 2018 -
Of hope lurking in icy craters
Nasa's grand vision for the future notwithstanding, the best prospect for life on the Moon is if we put it there ourselves.
August 29, 2018 -
Blood Moon dazzles Earth in longest lunar eclipse of century
Bad weather thwarted the cosmic display in several parts of the world.
July 28, 2018 -
Missed the lunar eclipse? Find out when is the next
There’s more to this week, celestially, than the longest lunar eclipse of the century!
July 28, 2018