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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicMoon landing

Topic: Moon landing

Have vision to land on moon by 2040, Shubhanshu Shukla tells students

A star from Lucknow, Shubhanshu Shukla’s inspiring return and lunar vision.

‘Moon germs’ quarantine, bags of poop left behind & other fun facts about 1st moon landing

It's been 55 yrs since humankind made it to Moon on 21 July, 1969. While the event is well-documented, few know Moon has a burnt cookie smell or that mission was close to being aborted.

Texas-based firm achieves first moon landing in more than half a century with private spacecraft

The six-legged robot lander, dubbed Odysseus, touched down at about 6:23 pm EST (2323 GMT), the company and NASA commentators said.

First private moon lander launched, half a century after Apollo

Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines's Nova-C lander, dubbed Odysseus, lifted off shortly after 1 a.m. EST.

China invites international collaborators for major lunar mission

China welcomes countries on its uncrewed Chang'e-8 mission to jointly explore the surface of the moon, according to CNSA's website.

Software mimicking human perception — how Noida firm gave Chandrayaan-3 rover its ‘eyes’

Noida-based Omnipresent Robot Tech's CEO Aakash Sinha says the cameras help create a 3D map of the region Pragyan is exploring, to help the rover 'plan a safe path'.

Chandrayaan-3 shows more than just ISRO’s excellence. It’s the STEM catalyst India needed

Having millions of young Indians enthusiastically engaging with science and technology is a huge return on investment on a mission like Chandrayaan-3. It will create several ripple effects.

From Luna 9 to Chandrayaan-3 — tracing humankind’s tryst with lunar missions

Apollo 11 marked 1st crewed moon landing, while Luna 16 brought back lunar soil to Earth before Chandrayaan-3 became first to safely land near lunar South Pole.

‘Unforgettable, phenomenal:’ PM Modi on historic moon landing, talks of ISRO’s next targets

Chandrayaan-3’s lander module Vikram made the historic touchdown on the lunar surface at 6.04 pm, making India the first country to claim a southern pole landing.

A historic touchdown: Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on moon’s south pole

Chandrayaan-3 is expected to remain functional for two weeks, running a series of experiments including a spectrometer analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar surface.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

NITI Aayog flags what India needs for its ‘$30 tn by 2047’ goal—‘a developed corporate bond market’

Report looks at imbalance between equity & corporate bond markets amid India’s growth ambitions and diverse capital needs, while outlining strategy to unlock full potential.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.