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(This article forms a part of the Data Point newsletter curated by The Hindu’s Data team. To get the newsletter in your inbox, subscribe here.) On August 23, India made history by becoming the fourth country to successfully land on the moon. The Chandrayaan-3 mission executed a soft landing near the moon’s south pole, marking a…
On August 23, India made history by becoming the fourth country to successfully land on the moon. The Chandrayaan-3 mission executed a soft landing near the moon’s south pole, marking a first in lunar exploration. This achievement came on the heels of Russia’s failed lunar landing on August 20, due to an engine malfunction. What…
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Bengaluru road rage incident involving ISRO scientist, police to take action. Bengaluru: A brief road rage incident involving a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organisation and the driver of a two-wheeler was captured on camera in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The scientist, Aashish Lamba claimed he was abused and that his car was attacked by…
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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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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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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ISRO to launch Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, on September 2nd, 2023, at 11:50 Hrs IST from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: ANI As the Indian Space Research Organisation set to launch its solar mission Aditya-L1 on September 2, following are some important missions launched by space agencies of…
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The Indian Length Analysis Organisation (ISRO) on August 28 stated the Pragyan rover at the lunar floor got here throughout a 4-meter diameter crater located 3 meters forward of its location. | Picture Credit score: ISRO The Indian Length Analysis Organisation (ISRO) on August 28 stated the Pragyan rover at the lunar floor got here…
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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…
ISRO will use an XL variant of the PSLV to place the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in a low earth orbit. Photo: isro.gov.in Scientists at the Space Physics Laboratory (SPL) under the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) here are getting ready to unravel the secrets of the solar wind as the Aditya-L1 mission, meant to study the…