No evidence of Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander in latest fly-by, says NASA

A scientist with the American space agency said their camera team also tried a detention technique to locate the Vikram lander.

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· Oct 23, 2019 · 04:33 pm

Watch: NASA astronauts conduct first all-women spacewalk, create history

The mission, expected to last nearly five hours, came seven months after a failed first attempt.

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· Oct 18, 2019 · 10:43 pm

Chandrayaan-2: ISRO releases first illuminated image of lunar surface taken by spacecraft

The space agency said it had started spectroscopic studies of the surface.

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· Oct 17, 2019 · 10:44 pm

Chandrayaan-2 had hard landing, says NASA; shares pictures of targeted site on moon’s south pole

The NASA orbiter is expected to fly over the area again on October 14, when lighting may be better, but there is no chance of establishing a connection.

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· Sep 27, 2019 · 09:54 am

Mission Gaganyaan is ISRO’s next priority, no contact yet with moon lander, says space agency chief

K Sivan told reporters in Bhubaneswar that Chandrayaan-2 had achieved 98% of its objectives, and eight of its instruments were functioning properly.

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· Sep 21, 2019 · 03:25 pm

Chandrayaan-2: Lunar night falls, Vikram moon lander expected to go silent forever

The sun set on the lunar South Pole early on Saturday, and the region will remain dark for 14 days.

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· Sep 21, 2019 · 08:22 am

NASA orbiter fails to locate Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander during flyover

It was almost lunar dusk when the orbiter passed over the area where Vikram is supposed to be. As a result, large parts of the area were in shadow.

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· Sep 19, 2019 · 12:36 pm

How scientists found water on a potentially habitable exoplanet for the first time

By examining starlight as a planet passes in front of its host star, scientists can learn about its history, composition and, ultimately, habitability.

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· Sep 15, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Chandrayaan-2: Nobel laureate Serge Haroche says ISRO will solve the complication with moon lander

The French scientist said the problem was that there was too much expectation and media attention around India’s moon mission.

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· Sep 12, 2019 · 11:27 am

Chandrayaan-2: PM’s speech and nation’s support have boosted our morale, says ISRO chief K Sivan

Hours after contact with the lunar lander was lost on Saturday, Modi told dejected scientists at ISRO the determination to reach the moon had become stronger.

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· Sep 08, 2019 · 07:52 pm

Chandrayaan-2: Lander located on moon, trying to establish contact, says ISRO chief

The oribter has clicked a thermal image of the lander, said K Sivan.

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· Sep 08, 2019 · 02:32 pm

Chandrayaan-2: ‘Space is hard, you have inspired us,’ NASA tells ISRO

The US space agency also said it looked forward to exploring the solar system together with ISRO.

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· Sep 08, 2019 · 08:25 am