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Google celebrates India's Chandrayaan-3 feat with special doodle

Google celebrates India's success in Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 with a special doodle. India is the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon, joining the U.S., China and the erstwhile Soviet Union. The doodle depicts letters of 'GOOGLE' floating in outer space with an animated 'moon' forming the second…

The Hindu

A Coimbatore team is back from their first visit to Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in Ladakh

Young students from Coimbatore witness a stunning 180-degree arc of the Milky Way in India's first dark sky reserve, Hanle, Ladakh. They experience the magical night sky, visit the Indian Astronomical Observatory, and explore the nomadic lifestyle and traditions of the region. They also visit the Druk Padma Karpo School…

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See the moon eclipse the red supergiant star Antares tonight

Red supergiant Antares, the 15th brightest star in the night sky, will appear to abruptly blink out behind the moon's dark limb during a lunar occultation on Aug. 23, 2023.

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China and India’s Moon rovers take different paths on historic missions

NEW DELHI: After making history by becoming the first nation to successfully send a spacecraft near the Moon’s south pole, India is one of only two countries with active rovers on the lunar surface.

The Times of India

Why are space agencies racing to the moon's south pole?

The presence of frozen water on the moon could help space agencies and private companies set up a moon colony, lunar mining and potential missions to Mars.

The Hindu

From the ‘Moon is Indian’ to ‘Modi first, Moon next’: Front pages on Chandrayaan milestone

Days after Russia’s Luna-25 crashed during a similar attempt, India has become the first country to land on the Moon’s south pole, and most prominent dailies hailed the triumph with banner headlines.

Newslaundry

Vijayawada city erupts in joy over success of Chandrayaan-3 mission

In Vijayawada, people celebrated the success of the mission with joy and enthusiasm. Schools and colleges organised live streaming of the mission and students took out rallies to celebrate the success.

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Morning Digest | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover; Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash: Russian agencies, and more

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Rocket Lab launches booster with preflown engine for 1st time (video)

Rocket Lab launched a booster with a flight-proven engine for the first time today (Aug. 23), taking a big step toward rocket reusability.

Space

Tantrum-throwing young stars caught belting high-energy gamma rays for the 1st time

Young, low-mass stars called T.Tauri stars have been caught blasting out high-energy gamma rays. This marks the first evidence that these stars, which are less than 10 million years old, emit gamma radiation.

Space

SpaceX to launch next Starship test flight 'soon,' Elon Musk says (photos)

SpaceX recently moved a Starship rocket prototype back to the orbital launch mount for testing ahead of a coming flight, which Elon Musk says will happen soon.

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India's historic Chandrayaan-3 moon landing celebrated by ISS astronauts

News of India's historic moon landing today (Aug. 23) reached the astronauts on board the International Space Station, many of whose partner nations are also shooting for the moon.

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Good news for astronauts: Fatty tissue helps replenish bone and red blood cells in space

More than a dozen International Space Station astronauts tracked their bone marrow levels. A new study shows how the body tries to fight back against floating for months on end.

Space

Chandrayaan-3 | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover

The Pragyan rover will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility.

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On the moon, over the moon

The success of Chandrayaan-3 gives the Indian Space Research Organisation the confidence to graduate to the next steps

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How did the world react to India’s ‘historic’ moon landing?

India becomes only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon after the US, Russia and China.

The Hindu

ISRO veterans praise space agency for moon landing

ISRO veterans laud successful Chandrayaan-3 landing; recall how project was originally called 'Somayana-1' but later rechristened 'Chandrayaan' for public connect. Successful Chandrayaan-1 mission in 2008 gave fillip to India's space programme. ISRO's long-term plans for moon, conceived in 2000s, now a reality.

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SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts will handle over 200 science experiments on ISS

Crew-7 will continue more than 200 ongoing investigations aboard the ISS. NASA highlighted some of the experiments Crew-7 will participate in.

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See 1st photos of the moon's south pole by India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander

The first images from India's Chandrayaan-3 mission taken after the probe's historic moon touchdown reveal a pockmarked surface near the lunar south pole.

The Hindu

Chandrayaan-3 | It’s a truly momentous occasion, says President Murmu

I congratulate ISRO and everybody involved in this mission and wish them greater accomplishments ahead,” she said in the video message. “

Inverse

India Just Became The First Country To Touch Down On the Moon's South Pole

The landing makes India the fourth country to make a soft landing on the Moon and the first to reach the desirable real estate around the Moon's south pole.

The Hindu

Opposition leaders congratulate ISRO for dedication, ingenuity

The Congress chief said that the immaculate soft-landing is a fitting tribute to scientists.

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DARPA wants to build a 'thriving commercial economy' on the moon in 10 years

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is seeking rapid develop of technologies to support the foundation for an integrated lunar infrastructure.

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What time will SpaceX launch the Crew-7 astronauts for NASA on Aug. 25?

SpaceX's Crew-7 mission plans to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Aug. 25, and you can watch the broadcast live for free.

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We could start a settlement on Mars with just 22 people, scientists say

Mars settlements could operate with much fewer people than previously thought, a new study found, while also demonstrating the type of person best suited to a stay up to 28 years on the Red Planet.

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