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Although India made history with its Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, becoming the first country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon's unexplored South Pole, it wasn't the only thing to take off. A surge of misinformation surrounding the mission has also surged since the initial landing, with false imagery circulating…

Only three nations – the US, Russia and China – have managed a safe “soft” landing on the Moon, and no country has done so at its south pole. Until now that is.

As the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making India, the first country to have achieved the historic feat, ISRO chief S Somanath on Wednesday congratulated the people of the country on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission and said, "Indian is on the moon". Read…

It was a giant leap for India on Wednesday evening as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making it the first country to have achieved the historic feat and bringing to an end the disappointment over the crash landing of the Chandrayaan-2, four years ago.…

Until now, no country has made a soft landing on the Moon’s south pole

Russia and India have kick-started a space race to the Moon’s South Pole in search of water and other precious resources.

Successful soft landing will make India the first country to do so close to the lunar South pole

Those who live at the South Pole approach the ice with a sense of awe that borders on religious conviction

For the first time since 2018, China is increasing its Antarctic footprint. A Washington-based think tank says Beijing has resumed construction of its fifth station at the South Pole, worrying western governments.