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Planetary scientists find evidence of solar-driven change on Moon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Tiny iron nanoparticles unlike any found naturally on Earth are nearly everywhere on the Moon--and scientists are trying to understand why. A new study led by scientists at Northern Arizona University (NAU), uncovered important clues to help understand the s
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NASA's SOFIA discovers water on sunlit surface of Moon
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US] October 27 (ANI): The NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed
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Just a single grain of moon dust can help understand its soil chemistry
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 7 (ANI): Since NASA's last trip to the moon in 1972 there has not been another visit to the lunar surface and with no future visit planned yet, every bit of soil brought back by astronauts is exemplary and precious.
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NASA finds Vikram Lander, releases images of impact site on moon surface
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 3 (ANI): NASA on Tuesday found Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-2 and released images of its impact site on the Moon, where the spacecraft had lost communication moments before making a soft landing on the far side of the lunar surface.
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Chandrayaan-2 sends new pictures of moon's surface
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday released new three-dimensional image from the moon's surface captured by the Chandrayaan -2.
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ISRO releases first illuminated image of lunar surface taken by Chandrayaa
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 17 (ANI): The Indian Research Space Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday released the first image of the surface of the moon captured by the Imaging Infrared Spectrometer (IIRS) payload on-board Chandrayaan 2.
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Chandrayaan 2 is a huge success: ISRO chief
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sept 21 (ANI): ISRO chairman K Sivan on Saturday said that the Chandrayaan 2 mission is a huge success.
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Birla Planetarium Director Duari lauds ISRO for locating Vikram Lander
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Lauding the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for locating Vikram Lander on the lunar surface, MP Birla Planetarium Director Debiprasad Duari stated that the space agency has completed a complex task and would be now trying to establish c
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Obstacles on lunar surface may have been stopping lander from receiving si
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 8 (ANI): The obstacles on the lunar surface may have been stopping the lander from receiving the signals, Chandrayaan-1 Director Mylswamy Annadurai said on Sunday.
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PM Modi hails celebrities' encouraging messages for ISRO
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked Bollywood celebrities who stood by and lauded Indian Space Research Organisation's efforts after the space agency's Moon Mission Chandrayan-2 failed to make a soft landing on the Lunar surface.
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90-95 per cent of Chandrayaan-2 mission accomplished, says govt
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): As Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander lost contact with ground stations minutes before its planned touchdown on the lunar surface, the government on Saturday said that 90 to 95 per cent of the mission objectives have been accomplished and the orbiter will conti
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Chandrayaan 2 not a failure, its achievements significant: former DRDO sci
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Sept 7 (ANI): Former DRDO scientist Ravi Gupta on Saturday lauded Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for attempting to land on the South Pole of Lunar Surface and asserted that the achievements of the mission were 'marvellous' despite lander Vikram losing contact wit
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