Tag: Chandrayaan 3

Chandrayaan-3 | Another instrument onboard Pragyan confirms presence of sulphur

August 31, 2023 admin

An illustration of Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover roaming on the lunar surface | Photo Credit: PTI The ISRO on Thursday said that another instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan has confirmed the presence of Sulphur (S) in the south polar region. On August 28, the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument onboard Pragyan confirmed the presence of…

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ISRO’s new video shows Chandrayaan’s rover changing course on Moon

August 31, 2023 admin

Pragyan rover and Vikram lander were carried to the moon by the Chandrayaan-3 module. New Delhi: India’s space agency has shared a video of the Pragyan rover being rotated on the Moon’s surface – remotely from the command centre in Bengaluru – in search of a route that avoids craters and rocks on the lunar…

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Gujarat Man Poses As Scientist Who Designed Chandrayaan-3 Lander, Arrested

August 29, 2023 admin

Mitul Trivedi posed as the “assistant chairman” of ISRO’s “Ancient Science Application department”. Surat: The police in Gujarat’s Surat city on Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly posed as a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and gave interviews to local media outlets claiming that he designed the lander module for the Chandrayaan-3…

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Chandrayaan-3 Mission Detects Sulphur On Moon’s South Pole: ISRO

August 29, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The first-ever on-site measurements of the south polar region of the moon have confirmed the presence of sulphur on Earth’s only natural satellite, ISRO said today. The measurements were made by the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) instrument onboard Chandrayaan-3’s rover, Pragyan. The space agency said the in-situ measurements confirmed the presence of sulphur…

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S Jaishankar To NDTV, Chandrayaan 3, G20 Summit, BRICS: “After Chandrayaan, South Africa’s Ramaphosa Wanted To Sit Next To Modi”: S Jaishankar

August 29, 2023 admin

The BRICS Summit hosted by South Africa was the first in-person meet since 2019. New Delhi: Chandrayaan-3. The answer to the question – ‘Why did South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa want to sit next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the BRICS Summit in that country last week?” The $75 million Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission has…

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Rover Pragyan Faces Immense Crater All the way through Moon Journey, Despatched On “New Path”

August 28, 2023 admin

Untouched Delhi: Bharat’s Pragyan rover has been safely re-routed next coming face-to-face with a four-meter crater at the Moon’s floor. The Indian Length Analysis Organisation tweeted Monday afternoon to mention the rover had noticed the crater a secure 3 metres from the threshold and were directed to a more secure trail. Chandrayaan-3 Undertaking: On August…

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ISRO Chief S Somanath On Temple Visit

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 admin

S Somanath offered prayers at a temple in Kerala on Saturday following the big success. Space agency chief S Somanath on Sunday said he wants to explore both science and spirituality amid a section of internet users raking up the ‘science vs religion’ debate over scientists visiting temples. He also said there is nothing wrong…

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After Chandrayaan Landing, Seer Wants Moon To Be Declared “Hindu Rashtra”

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 admin

Swami Chakrapani Maharaj said that the Indian government should act quickly . New Delhi: Declare the Moon as ‘Hindu Rashtra’ and the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s landing site as its capital — these are the extraordinary demands of Swami Chakrapani Maharaj, a Hindu seer and a man well-acquainted with outlandish remarks. The All India Hindu Mahasabha national…

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Morning Digest | Neeraj Chopra wins India’s first gold at World Championships in javelin; Amit Shah urges police to adopt soft stance on tribal, student unrest; and more

August 28, 2023 admin

Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra of Team India celebrates with their gold medal on the podium after the Men’s Javelin Throw Final during day nine of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at National Athletics Centre on August 27, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Neeraj emerges the king of the javelin Olympic…

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The importance of states in space missions

August 27, 2023 admin

Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover roams around the ‘Shiv Shakti Point’, which is the Vikram’ lander’s touchdown spot, on the moon. | Photo Credit: PTI On August 23, with Chandrayaan-3’s lander module making a soft landing on the moon, India became only the fourth country after the erstwhile Soviet Union, the U.S., and China to accomplish this…

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