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Pragyan rover finds an unexpected surprise on the moon: sulphur | Explained

Instruments on the Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission measured sulphur in the soil, suggesting higher concentrations than expected. This could enable astronauts to live off the land and build solar cells, batteries, fertiliser and concrete from lunar resources.

The Hindu · Sep 23, 2023

What will ‘cosmic detective’ OSIRIS-Rex bring back on September 24? | Explained

NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission will drop a capsule of pristine asteroid material in the Utah desert on September 24. The astro-material may provide insights into how planets formed, what materials were present in the early Solar System, and how life on the earth began. OSIRIS-Rex had to precisely choreograph a celestial…

The Hindu · Sep 23, 2023

No signals from Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram, Pragyan: ISRO

ISRO has not received any signals from Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, despite efforts to establish communication. Hoping for their awakening, ISRO is continuing efforts to contact them. If successful, it would be a bonus for ISRO, allowing more experiments on the moon. Chandrayaan-3 was launched on July 14 and…

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2023

Nasa’s Osiris-Rex mission: asteroid sample plummets towards Earth

Capsule will contain some of oldest materials formed in solar system

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Inside NASA’s Historic OSIRIS-REx Mission To Bring A Chunk of An Asteroid Back To Earth

On Sunday, NASA will finally witness the descent of its first asteroid sample retrieval mission.

Inverse · Sep 22, 2023

What is Nasa’s Osiris-Rex capsule and when will it land on Earth?

The capsule collected a dust sample from a distant asteroid three years ago and scientists are about to get their first chance to look at it

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

Scientists excited to find ocean of one of Jupiter’s moons contains carbon

Discovery adds weight to view that Europa’s ocean could be most promising place in solar system to look for alien life

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

The Hubble Telescope Just Captured Two Galaxies Colliding Into Each Other

The venerable space telescope is seeking out the weirdest, messiest galaxies in the universe.

Inverse · Sep 21, 2023

ISRO hoping to wake up Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram and Pragyan on September 22

ISRO hopes to awaken Vikram and Pragyan on September 22, when sunlight returns to the moon. If successful, it will allow the two to carry out more experiments and potentially bring back samples from the moon

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023

In Lok Sabha, Treasury and Opposition benches claim credit for India’s space success

Union Ministers and BJP MPs asserted that the nation’s space story has seen a quantum leap during the Narendra Modi government, while the Opposition members recalled the contribution of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in laying the foundation of the country’s scientific progress.

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2023