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Harvest Moon 2019: Everything about full moon which will occur on Friday the 13th
Ahead of Harvest Moon 2019, let’s know the significance, timings and everything about it
Special prayers in seeking Moon God’s blessings in Tamil Nadu to establish link with Vikram
On September 8, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said it has found its moon lander Vikram on the lunar surface.
Twitterati slam Pak users for trolling Chandrayaan-2 mission
“India didn’t fail… We just lost contact with the moon lander #Chandrayaan2,” tweeted one.
ISRO completes de-oribital operation of moon lander Vikram
The Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter continues to orbit the Moon in the existing orbit and both the Orbiter and Lander are healthy.
Do we need a backup planet to survive?
New Delhi: Billionaire entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are at the forefront of a new age commercial space exploration programmes and actually working towards building a base station on Moon and ultimately colonising Mars. And it is not just adventure, glory or money that they seek in ferrying humans[Read More…]
Chandrima Shaha appointed as first woman president of The Indian National Science Academy in its 85 year history
Shaha was also the vice-captain of West Bengal’s first-ever women’s cricket team
NASA mission picks 4 sites for asteroid Bennu sample return
Since its arrival in December 2018, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has mapped the entire asteroid in order to identify the safest and most accessible spots for the spacecraft to collect a sample.
Moon may have more frozen water than previously thought
The potential ice deposits are found in craters near the poles of both Moon and Mercury, said the study published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
Chandrayaan-2 rover-lander tested on ‘moon surface’ created with Salem soil
The Indian space agency has done some hard work on the ground so that its moon lander — Vikram — can soft-land safely and rover — Pragyaan — can move around, said a senior retired official. “The surface of the earth and that of the moon are entirely different. So[Read More…]
