The Latest Breaking News from Moon

India becomes fourth country overall to soft land a probe on the moon

Watch again as India's Chandrayaan-3 attempted to land on the moon on Wednesday, 23 August.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has also issued a similar directive asking the institutions to hold special assemblies and live stream moments of Chandrayaan-3.

Tamil Nadu's soil has enabled ISRO to test and refine the ability of the lander module to soft land on the Moon for Chandrayaan-3 mission. Namakkal district has supplied 50 tonnes of soil to ISRO since 2012, similar to the lunar surface. Periyar University's Professor Anbazhagan said the soil was…

This week, the Russian space agency Roscosmos had hoped to return to the Moon after an absence of nearly 50 years. Instead, on Saturday it lost control of its Luna-25 lander. The agency explained the spacecraft “switched to an off-design orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a…

India on Wednesday made history when its Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touched down on the Moon's south pole, thought to be a potential source for water and oxygen, days after Russia's mission failed.

The upper stage of NASA's Artemis 3 moon rocket arrived at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Florida ahead of a planned 2025 launch.

ISRO may postpone Chandrayaan-3 landing on Moon to August 27 if health parameters of lander module are abnormal. Scientists focus on reducing speed of spacecraft above lunar surface

On August 22, ISRO posted on social media platform X: “The mission is on schedule. Systems are undergoing regular checks. Smooth sailing is continuing. The Mission Operations Complex (MOX) is buzzed with energy & excitement!”