Page 9 - Moon Mission

ISRO puts out data on Chandrayaan-2 mission, indicates good performance

India's second mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 from Sriharikota

Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth carrying rocks, debris from Moon

A Chinese lunar capsule returned to Earth Thursday with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years.

China prepares for return of lunar spacecraft with rock samples from Moon

Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of a lunar probe bringing back the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 45 years

Indo-American Astro to lead mission to Space Station before heading to Moon

Astronaut Raja Chari, who is part of the bold Artemis missions, will be on his maiden space flight before the Moon missions begin

If not acted upon, Lunar gold rush could spark conflict on ground: Research

Many countries and private companies have ambitious plans to explore or mine the Moon

Chinese probe Chang'e-5 prepares to return moon rock samples to Earth

A capsule carrying the rock samples is due to land in China's northern grasslands in the Inner Mongolia region in mid-December

China spacecraft lands on Moon to bring back rocks for 1st time since 1970s

A Chinese spacecraft landed on the moon to bring back lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s, the government announced

China's Chang'e-5 spacecraft prepares for Moon landing to collect samples

China's Chang'e-5 probe is preparing for a soft landing on the moon to undertake the country's first collection of samples from an extraterrestrial body, it was announced on Monday.

China to launch Moon mission to collect first lunar rocks in decades

It has been four decades since lunar samples were brought to Earth, and the Chang'e-5 spacecraft's bounty could have great scientific value

It's right there: Nasa discovers water on Moon's crater visible from Earth

The discovery comes on the back of several other observations made in the past, including by Chandrayaan-1. Here's why it is of critical importance

Isro's Chandrayaan-3 to lift off for Moon in early 2021, without orbiter

The mission has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and the follow-up lockdowns. The launch which was planned for 2020 will now take off for the Lunar surface sometime in early 2021

Moon is rusting without air as solar winds bombard surface with hydrogen

The haematite in question was discovered in data collected by the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-1 orbiter

Chandrayaan-2 completes one year around Moon, all systems intact, says Isro

Though the soft-landing attempt was not successful, the orbiter, which was equipped with eight scientific instruments, was successfully placed in the lunar orbit

Chandrayaan-2 mission completes one year, all 8 payloads performing well

Isro said that the global mapping of the lunar surface and polar coverage were being carried out in line with the mission plan.

India plans to launch Chandrayaan-3 by first half of 2021: Isro chairman

Isro will attempt to launch in the same area, and would have a lander, rover and propulsion module like its predecessor

Chandrayaan-2 releases colourful pictures of Moon's impact craters

According to ISRO, the Moon has been continuously bombarded by meteorites, asteroids and comets since its formation. This resulted in the formation of innumerable impact craters

How geological maps made the Apollo moon landings worthwhile

The scientific value of landing on the moon would have been diminished without studies to establish the context of the landing sites

Apollo 11 made us believe we could do anything, but it could hasten our end

This faith in technology has given us a false sense of security

50 yrs of Apollo 11: How geological maps made the moon landings worthwhile

Geological mapping continues today, even on bodies where there is no prospect of human visitors in the forseeable future

Apollo 11 turns 50: Moon exploration, interesting facts & Nasa's to-do list

NASA's Project Artemis aims to take more humans, including the first woman ever to the moon