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Chandrayaan-3 lander ejected 2.06 tonnes of lunar epi regolith, generates
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
ISRO also shared a link to the document with details on X, and noted, "On August 23, 2023, as it descended, the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module generated a spectacular 'ejecta halo' of lunar material. Scientists from NRSC/ISRO estimate that about 2.06 tonnes of lunar epi regolith were ejected an
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Scientists find plants can successfully grow in lunar soil
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Gainesville [Florida], May 13 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Florida have shown that plants can successfully sprout and grow in lunar soil. It is a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully stows sample of asteroid Bennu
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], October 30 (ANI): NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the spacecraft's Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touches asteroid
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (US), October 21 (ANI): NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm on Tuesday, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched an asteroid to collect dust and pebbles from the surfac
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