In 2009, NASA deliberately crashed LCROSS into a permanently shadowed lunar crater; the mission detected water in the resulting debris plumeNASA's groundbreaking LCROSS mission in 2009 confirmed the presence of water ice at the Moon's south pole, transforming our understanding o...
22 Aug, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
New NASA images show massive 60-foot crater created when SpaceX Falcon 9 stage hit the MoonNASA released new photographs of the SpaceX rocket crater on the Moon. These images were captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter space...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
9,000 kmph: SpaceX junk is about to punch a hole in the Moon. Why scientists are happyA piece of SpaceX rocket debris is set to crash into the Moon at nearly 9,000 kmph. Here's why scientists are interested in the impact and ...
01 Aug, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
In 1958, the US planned to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon. Why project A119 never happenedThe US considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon after Sputnik's launch. Project A119 aimed to demonstrate American power and presti...
29 Jul, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
ISRO detects possible subsurface ice on moon using Chandrayaan-2 dataIndian scientists have found strong evidence of subsurface ice near the Moon's south pole. Data from Chandrayaan-2's radar instrument revea...
27 May, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
Why the Moon Is Shrinking Faster Than Previously EstimatedOnce thought dormant, the Moon is actively shrinking due to its cooling interior, a process revealing fresh tectonic features and young fau...
27 Feb, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Noida-based tech startup Omnipresent Robot Technologies to power eyes of Chandrayaan's lunar roverOmnipresent Robot Technologies has been working closely with ISRO for the Chandrayaan series of lunar missions.
23 Aug, 2023, 09.11 PM IST
China releases world's 'most detailed' map of MoonChinese scientists from multiple research institutes and universities have created the high resolution topographic map based on data from C...
08 Jun, 2022, 08.44 PM IST
A detailed colour map of the moon is now here to help with future lunar landingsThe Unified Geological Map of the Moon was built by collating aerial survey of the lunar surface dating back decades to the iconic Apollo 1...
01 May, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
The lander is dead, long live the orbiterWith 8 payloads, a lifespan of seven years and a probe to look for water, minerals.
08 Sep, 2019, 11.31 AM IST
Water bounty may await India's Moon-bound Chandrayaan-2 missionThis is precisely why NASA says it wants to send astronauts there in 2024 as part of its Artemis programme.
25 Jul, 2019, 04.04 PM IST
- Chandrayaan-1 helps scientists confirm water ice on Moon
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) Using data from a NASA instrument aboard the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, a team of scientists has confirmed there i...
21 Aug, 2018, 08.57 PM IST
New technique based on AI finds 6k new craters on MoonResearchers have tried in the past to develop algorithms that could identify and count lunar craters but have remained unsuccessful.
17 Mar, 2018, 02.55 PM IST
New technique based on AI developed to locate, count craters on moonResearchers have tried in the past to develop algorithms that could identify and count lunar craters but when they were used on new craters...
17 Mar, 2018, 02.40 PM IST
Moon's most unusual volcano more massive than thoughtLead author and Durham University PhD student Jack Wilson said he was surprised by the gigantic scale of the explosion.
19 Mar, 2015, 05.17 PM IST
NASA unveils 'dark side' of the MoonJust like the near side, the far side goes through a complete cycle of phases. But the terrain of the far side is quite different, NASA sai...
10 Feb, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
Magma may have made 'Man in the Moon' imageScientists have found that the 'Man in the Moon' image on the lunar surface was created by a large plume of magma deep within the Moon's in...
02 Oct, 2014, 04.04 PM IST