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What was known in theory has now been confirmed twice. The Chandrayaan-3 mission has authenticated the presence of sulphur on the lunar south pole region after on site tests, a historical first that could provide clues to the origins of the Moon and also have profound significance for space exploration, say scientists. On Thursday, India's space agency ISRO said the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectroscope (APXS) instrument onboard the Pragyan rover confirmed the presence of sulphur and some other elements in the lunar south.

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Bloomberg reported that officials were shocked at the damage caused by the explosion of the Starship rocket shortly after it launched in April.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which recently made history by becoming the first country to land on the south pole of the moon is gearing up to launch its next big mission on September 2. ISRO will launch the Aditya-L1, the country’s first space-based solar mission on September 2 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The space-based observatory to study the Sun will be launched on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on September 2 at 11:50 am.

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Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander Module which touched down on the lunar surface, has rolled out the rover, Pragyan, with ISRO saying "India took a walk on the moon". On its official X handle, ISRO said the "rover ramped down." President Droupadi Murmu congratulated the ISRO team for the successful deployment of Pragyan.

A mission to study the Sun, and launching a climate observation satellite, a test vehicle as part of Gaganyaan human space flight programme and an In...

In a significant development, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter which was already fixed around the moon established a two-way connection with the lander module of Chandrayaan-3 on Monday. "'Welcome, buddy!' Ch-2 orbiter formally welcomed Ch-3 LM (lander module). Two-way communication between the two is established. MOX (Mission Operations Complex) has now more routes to reach the LM," ISRO posted on X, formerly Twitter.

The Russian space agency Roscosmos said the Luna-25 had crashed into the moon after deviating from its orbit.

Indian space agency on Thursday afternoon successfully detached the moon lander from the main spacecraft Chandrayaan-3.

Bengaluru, Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft moved closer to the Moon's surface on Wednesday after it underwent another orbit reduction maneuver, ISRO said.In...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday successfully performed the third orbit-raising maneuver (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. The next firing is planned for July 20 between 2 pm and 3 pm, the national space agency headquartered here said.

According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the technically challenging soft landing on the lunar surface, which Chandrayaan-2 could not achieve, has been planned for 5.47 pm on August 23. Former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair said the success rate of lunar missions is nearly 50 per cent because of the uncertainties when the rockets leave Earth's gravitational field.

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With only hours left for the lift-off, anticipation is building around the launch India's third lunar exploration mission, Chandrayaan-3, by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on Friday.

35:17 IST ahead of take-off on Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

The James Webb Space Telescope detected a cosmic phenomenon known as a kilonova, which can create gold, platinum, and uranium in space.

India's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is preparing to launch the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission. The mission is a follow-up attempt after the crash-landing of Chandrayaan-2 in September 2019, due to a software glitch. ISRO Chairman S Somanath provided details of the issues that caused the failure of the Vikram lander component of the spacecraft. Chandrayaan-3 will have bigger fuel capacity, fail-safe measures, and a larger landing area of 4 km by 2.5 km, in comparison to the previous mission's 500m x 500m landing spot. It will include programmed failure scenarios to ensure successful landing.

According to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA's asteroid tracker, two asteroids – measuring up to 830-850 metres each in diameter – are approaching Earth as they move ahead in their orbits around the Sun. However, they are not seen as a threat to our planet as they are expected to simply pass by without causing any harm.

The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen may have been powered by a unique jet structure, scientists say. The discovery could shed new light on the origins of the universe.

Elon Musk's SpaceX wrote to the Pentagon in September asking it to fund Ukraine's Starlink service, saying it could cost $400 million, CNN reported.