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Chandrayaan-3: Why rover is in 'sleep mode' and other mission updates

The discovery of oxygen and sulphur on the Moon is a pivotal step towards finding water on the Moon. Isro is working towards finding hydrogen on the Moon

N Valarmathi, the voice behind ISRO's mission launch passes away at 64

N. Valarmathi, the voice behind the crucial ISRO space missions, died on Saturday night. The Tamil Nadu-born scientist was reportedly sick for some time and passed away because of cardiac arrest

Aditya L-1 mission accomplished: Satellite separates from launch vehicle

Aditya-L1 solar mission: India launched its first mission to the Sun this morning, just days after becoming the first country in history to achieve a soft landing on the Moon's south pole

Aditya-L1 launch: Isro sun mission's launch date, time, and where to watch

It will take the spacecraft around 3 months to reach its destination which is 1.5 million km away

Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan captures new snap of Vikram Lander, details inside

The ISRO on Monday posted the images of a crater that Pragyan, the rover carried by Vikram, the lander of Chandrayaan-3, experienced. There were many images shared by the Indian space agency

Who is Vyommitra? The female robot Isro is sending on Gaganyaan mission

The second phase of the Gaganyaan mission will launch a female space-faring humanoid robot, Vyommitra

Isro completes launch rehearsal of Aditya-L1 solar mission, launch on Sep 2

Giving an update on its Aditya-L1 mission to study the Sun, ISRO said on Wednesday the launch rehearsal and the rocket's internal checks have been completed. The mission is scheduled to be launched on September 2 at 11.50 am from the Sriharikota spaceport. Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed for providing remote observations of the solar corona and in situ observations of the solar wind at L1 (Sun-Earth Lagrangian point), which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the earth. It will be the first dedicated Indian space mission for observations of the Sun to be launched by the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency. The spacecraft -- the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun -- would be launched by PSLV-C57 rocket. "The preparations for the launch are progressing", ISRO said in a social media post today. "The Launch Rehearsal - Vehicle Internal Checks are completed". The Aditya-L1 mission, aimed at studying the Sun from an orbit around the L1, would carry seven payloads

Chandrayaan-3 mission: Here's a list of key findings made on moon's surface

On August 30, the laser-induced breakdown spectroscope instrument onboard the Pragyan rover confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface near the South Pole

Surat man arrested for posing as Isro scientist involved in Chandrayaan-3

Police have arrested a private tutor who allegedly posed as a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and gave interviews to the media in Surat claiming he designed the lander module for the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, officials said. The accused, Mitul Trivedi, who is in his late 30s, impersonated as an ISRO scientist to draw more students to his tuition classes in Gujarat's Surat city, they said. He was arrested here on Tuesday, the officials said. A complaint was lodged against Trivedi after he was seen giving interviews to the local media since the Vikram lander successfully made a soft touch down on the lunar surface on August 23, claiming to have designed the module of Chandrayaan-3, an official said. Trivedi allegedly posed as the assistant chairman of ISRO's Ancient Science Application department and even produced a fake appointment letter dated February 26, 2022 to support his credentials, he said. A thorough investigation revealed that the man was in

Designed Aditya-L1 to study solar corona: Indian Institute of Astrophysics

The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) on Tuesday said it has designed, assembled, and tested the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC), one of the seven payloads of India's first dedicated scientific mission Aditya-L1 conceived to study the sun. The ISRO is set to launch Aditya-L1 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on September 2. The IIA said the VELC was developed in close collaboration with the ISRO. "IIA had to build India's first large sized 'Class to Clean Rooms' at (sic) its CREST campus in Hosakote to assemble VELC," IIA said in a statement. The satellite carries six other payloads Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT), Aditya Solar Wind Particle Experiment (ASPEX), Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya (PAPA), SoLEXS-Solar Low Energy X-ray Spectrometer (SoLEXS), High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer HEL1OS, and Magnetometer with enhanced science scope and objectives possible by extensive remote and in-situ observation of the Sun. "Earlier, this mission was

Chandrayaan-3 rover confirms the presence of Sulphur in lunar surface

LIBS is a scientific technique that analyses the composition of materials by exposing them to intense laser pulses

All you need to know about Aditya L-1, Isro's mission to study the Sun

Isro's head S Somanath said that the Aditya-L1 mission, which is all about studying the Sun, is all set to begin its voyage next on September 2

Chandrayaan-3 landing site called Shiv Shakti: Who names sites on the Moon?

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the touchdown point of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon as Shivshakti Point, we explain how these spots are termed and who names them

Aditya-L1 mission: After conquering the moon, Isro its sets eyes on the sun

According to the Isro director, the Aditya-L1 mission is ready and waiting. India's next remarkable space mission is scheduled to take off in early September 2023

Pragyan rover takes a walk on the moon's surface, here's the latest update

Chandrayaan-3 softly landed on the moon's surface on Wednesday at 6.05 p.m. Vikram Lander shared the Pragyan rover image, check the latest update about the mission here

Here is how international media covered India's Chandrayaan-3 success

Chandrayaan-3's success has found wide coverage from the international media, including NYT, BBC, WaPo and Al Jazeera. Here's how they covered the event

Chandrayaan-3 lands softly on moon's surface, here's how the world reacted

After the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission, India created history and became the only country to land near the South Pole region of the Moon. Check how the world reacted

Chandrayaan-3: After landing on Moon, here's what Pragyan rover will do now

Chandrayaan-3 updates: After Vikram's successful landing on the Moon, now it is up to Pragyan rover to take up the next phase of the mission. What are its goals? Here are the details

India conquers the moon: World hails Chandrayaan-3's historic landing

To celebrate the success of India's successful moon mission, various nations took to their social media and posted congratulatory messages for Isro

India, I reached my destination: Chandrayaan-3's first message from Moon

With Chandrayaan-3 landing successfully, India has become the first country in the world to land on the Moon's far side