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Chandrayaan-2 successfully performs first orbit raising manoeuvre, says ISRO

The manoeuvre was carried out two days after the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2.

The four stages Chandrayaan-2 will go through before it lands on the moon

Chandrayaan-2 was initially scheduled to be launched on 15 July, but was called off due to a technical snag in the launch vehicle system.

Chandrayaan-2 ‘cheaper than Interstellar’, but India’s space ambition can’t be about cost

Comparing the cost of space missions to Hollywood sci-fi movies reveals a ‘kitna deti hai’ attitude that could be detrimental to future scientific discoveries.

Lunar mission in place, ISRO planning to study the sun in 2020

ISRO chairman K Sivan said they are planning to launch Aditya-L1 to study the Sun's corona, and are also considering an interplanetary mission to Venus.

Chandrayaan-2 lifts off, expected to land on Moon in September

Described as ISRO’s most complex mission, Chandrayaan-2 will build on its predecessor’s startling discovery of water on the Earth’s satellite.

Palpable tension as Chandrayaan-2 set to launch at 2.43 pm, ISRO assures of no snag

Chandrayaan-2 will be launched aboard the GSLV-MkIII, India’s most powerful rocket. Its lander is expected to touchdown on 7 September.

Updates: Chandrayaan-2 injected into Earth’s orbit, ISRO chief says task not done yet

ISRO successfully launched Chandrayaan-2 into space today after a technical glitch forced it to call off the event last week.

ISRO to launch Chandrayaan 2 on Monday, week after technical snag delayed moon mission

The Rs 978 crore mission, which was rescheduled after scientists corrected a glitch in the rocket, will be launched at 2:43 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

An asteroid might be the reason why Earth has water

A new study published in Science Advances suggests that the solar system is probably a lot wetter than had previously been thought.

We could have misheard Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the moon

Neil Armstrong probably didn’t realise his first words could also help us better understand how humans communicate.

On Camera

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?