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Topic: Moon mission

‘Proud moment’ — IITian scouted landing sites on moon for NASA’s Artemis 3 using Chandrayaan-1 data

IIT-Roorkee scholar Prateek Tripathi was selected for NASA's summer internship. His expertise came in handy in researching Shackleton, a large crater on moon's south pole.

Two giant black holes found locked in cosmic waltz. When they merge, space & time will shake

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Chinese spacecraft carrying lunar samples takes off from moon

China's Chang'e-5 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender, and a returner, was launched on 24 November. Its lander arrived on the north of the Mons Rumker on 1 December.

Discovery of water on moon: What India’s first Chandrayaan mission achieved a decade ago

Inserted into lunar orbit on 8 November 2008, Chandrayaan-1 was instrumental in discovering water on the moon, and had a brief tiff with NASA over this.

All you want to know about the future of crashed Chandrayaan-2 lander Vikram

The lunar night has officially begun over the Vikram landing spot. Here's what’s next with the orbiter, NASA’s camera, and ISRO.

Chandrayaan-2 orbiter still healthy, intact, functioning normally: ISRO official

The Chandrayaan-2 comprises of an orbiter, a lander 'Vikram' and rover 'Pragyan'.

ISRO loses communication with Vikram lander minutes before Chandrayaan-2’s moon landing

ISRO chairman K. Sivan announced that ground control had lost communication with Vikram lander and data is being analysed.

‘Great travelling with you’: Orbiter, lander, rover exchange ‘banter’ on ISRO Twitter feed

ISRO wished Vikram and Pragyan as they make their way to the untouched lunar South Pole and uncover its many mysteries.

ISRO chief K Sivan says things going as per plan for Chandrayaan-2’s soft moon landing

K Sivan said the soft landing of Chadrayaan will be almost like placing a baby on the cradle', and said this stage is causing some anxiety but 'there is no fear'.

As we await Chandrayaan-2 landing, here’s how Vikram Sarabhai hailed Apollo-11 fifty yrs ago

It was not just the sheer scale or the grandeur of the Apollo-11 mission that fascinated Vikram Sarabhai.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.