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Heating and cooling space habitats isn't easy -- one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution

China, India and the U.S. have all achieved landing on the Moon in the 2020s.

The Conversation

Rajnath lays foundation stone for Nyoma airfield near the LAC in eastern Ladakh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauds BRO for civil-military fusion, completing major infrastructure projects in 10 border states/UTs.

The Hindu

What helped Vikram lander to soft-land on the moon

India's Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in July 2019, ended in a crash due to 3 mistakes: thrust (dispersion level) was more than assumed, guidance system malfunction, and control system rate restriction. ISRO corrected these mistakes for the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission, adding extra fuel, sensors, stronger lander legs, and expanding the landing…

The Hindu

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Watch | Indians are buying land on the moon… but can one ‘own’ lunar land?

A video on what Indians have to say about buying real estate on the moon, and what the law says

The Hindu

Racing for Moon real estate | Chandrayaan-3’s landing is motivating Indians to buy land on the Moon

The U.N.’s Outer Space Treaty bars private ownership in space, but that isn’t stopping India’s middle-class from buying a slice of the satellite. What’s driving this? And who will have the last laugh?

The Hindu

‘Will move to Mars if there’s Netflix’ | Children speak about space exploration

Kids say the darndest things but in between the flippant comments there’s often a more measured viewpoint, finds this children’s book author

The Hindu

Onlooker! Aditya-L1 camera takes a selfie, images of Earth, Moon

ISRO releases "selfie" and images of the Earth and Moon taken by Aditya-L1 spacecraft. Camera captures VELC, SUIT instruments on September 4, 2023.

The Hindu

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Moon Sniper: Japan launches Slim probe on precision landing mission

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon will aim to touch down within an unprecedented 100 metres of its target

The Guardian - AU

Japan launches rocket carrying ‘Moon Sniper’ lunar lander

Successful launch comes after India became the fourth country to land on the moon with its Chandrayaan-3 mission.

Al Jazeera

Watch | Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the orbit to Moon’s surface

A compilation of videos showing Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the Moon’s orbit to its surface

The Hindu

Three medieval tales about adventures to the Moon from around the world

With the Japan mission to the Moon just beginning and with the space race to its south polar region, we are reminded of the wonder and excitement of travelling to the Moon.

The Conversation

NASA’s LRO captures Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon

LRO is managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. Arizona State University manages and operates LROC

The Hindu

Chandrayaan-3: Vikram Lander hops on moon, exceeds mission objectives

Vikram successfully underwent a hop experiment. On command, it fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm away. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Why Do Almost Half of Moon Missions Fail? Here’s Why Space Is Still So Risky

In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon – and ended up painting a kilometres-long streak of debris on its barren surface.

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Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up

With more countries landing on the Moon, people back on Earth will have to think about what happens to all the landers, waste and miscellaneous debris left on the lunar surface and in orbit

Radio France Internationale

Indian rocket blasts off to place observatory on orbit around Sun

India launched its maiden expedition to the Sun just days after landing a spacecraft on the Moon to mark the South Asian power’s rapid ascend as a space-faring nation.

The Hindu

Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan completed its tasks; rover safely parked and set into sleep mode, says ISRO

ISRO Chairpersons S. Somanath announced that Chandrayaan-3's rover, Pragyan, has moved 100m from the lander Vikram on the Moon. The mission has scientific payloads to conduct experiments and take pictures. Tests show the battery and electronics can survive the harsh conditions of -200°C.

Inverse

Humans Could Be Playing Soccer on the Moon in 15 Years — But Should We?

The first lunar football match could kick off as soon as the year 2038, according to a panel of scientists from The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

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The Conversation

Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody's in charge of cleaning it up

There’s a lot of trash on the Moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human waste – and with countries around the globe traveling to the Moon, there’s going to be a lot more, both on the lunar surface and in Earth’s orbit.

The Hindu

Chandrayaan-3 | RAMBHA aboard Vikram completes first in-situ measurements of lunar plasma over the moon

ISRO: Pragyan rover's APXS confirms presence of Sulphur in south polar region of Moon. APXS, developed by PRL, Ahmedabad, w/ support from SAC, Ahmedabad & URSC, Bengaluru, is best suited for in-situ analysis of elemental composition of soil & rocks on Moon. Video shows rover's automated hinge mechanism & its…

The National (Scotland)

Stunning images show super blue moon light up Scotland's skies

STARGAZERS were treated to the sight of a rare super blue moon on Wednesday evening in a phenomenon that will only happen once this year.

The Independent UK

Rare super blue moon shines over UK in treat for stargazers

A blue moon is not named after the colour and instead refers to the second full moon in one calendar month.

The Conversation

India has landed on the Moon: here's what the political and economic gains are

From the early days of human space activity in the 1960s, missions to the Moon have attracted significant global attention. India’s recent success in landing the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the Moon was technically demanding and occurred in a previously unexplored part of the Moon.

AVNetwork

What Do the AV/IT Industry and Tonight's Super Blue Moon Have in Common? Stay with Me!

On August 30, 2023, there will be a super blue moon, and AV Technology's Cindy Davis aligns this with what's occurring in the AV/IT industry.

Salon

Why India's moon lander matters

A space policy expert explains what this means for India and the global race to the Moon

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