India-Pakistan Moon race: With China's help, Pakistan wants to send humans to Moon five years before IndiaPakistani astronaut on Moon: Pakistan has set a target of landing on the Moon by 2035 as it expands its space programme through cooperation...
21 Oct, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
SpaceX launches Crew-13 to ISS in record US transit, with first Black woman to lead orbital crewOn Thursday, four astronauts launched by SpaceX successfully reached the International Space Station after an eight-hour journey. The missi...
02 Oct, 2026, 08.06 AM IST
NASA is preparing the Moon for humans: Three new missions will search for underground shelter, water ice and hidden hazardsNASA is planning three investigations on the Moon to gather essential information for a future lunar outpost. These investigations will mon...
01 Oct, 2026, 09.56 PM IST
In 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts tore a rover fender on the Moon; they rebuilt it with four spare maps, duct tape, and clamps, and the fix lasted through 9.1 km of drivingDuring Apollo seventeen, Commander Eugene Cernan broke the rover's rear fender extension. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt rep...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
China delays Chang’e-7 launch: Why the Moon mission was halted just hours before liftoffChina's Chang'e-7 lunar mission launch was abruptly postponed just before liftoff. Officials cited prudence, reliability, and safety as rea...
25 Aug, 2026, 10.36 PM IST
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
Pakistan heads to Moon with China’s help; Jinnah-1 rover to study lunar south pole where Chandrayaan-3 landed 3 years agoPakistan is preparing to send its first lunar rover, Jinnah-1, to the Moon in 2029 as part of China’s Chang’e-8 mission. The rover will stu...
14 Aug, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3's Rover covers a distance of 8 meters on the Moon, says ISRO"All planned Rover movements have been verified . The Rover has successfully traversed a distance of about 8 meters. Rover payloads LIBS an...
28 Aug, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
Chandrayaan-3 to be launched on July 14,soft-landing on lunar surface expected on August 23 or 24This is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. It has a...
06 Jul, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in July this year, ISRO chief confirmsChandrayaan-3 mission carries scientific instruments to study the thermo-physical properties of the lunar regolith, lunar seismicity, lunar...
29 May, 2023, 03.19 PM IST
ISRO getting ready for Chandrayaan-3 mission in July second week: Senior officialThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch its ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission in July, which will carry scientifi...
29 May, 2023, 03.00 PM IST
United Arab Emirates to launch first lunar rover in NovemberThe rover is to be launched aboard a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket and deposited on the moon by a Japanese ispace lander sometime in March. "We've...
19 Sep, 2022, 06.32 PM IST
UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon roverThe "Rashid" rover, named after Dubai's ruling family, will deploy to the moon using ispace's lunar lander. The company will also provide t...
14 Apr, 2021, 07.38 PM IST
ISRO working towards Chandrayaan-2 mission launch next monthThe six-wheeled rover will move around the landing site on the lunar surface in a semi-autonomous mode as decided by the ground commands.
03 Jan, 2019, 04.15 PM IST
Chandrayaan-2 mission: Rover to spend 14 days on moon's surface, says Isro chiefOn testing of lunar components, Dr Sivan said, "All three components of the lunar module are almost ready.
05 Feb, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
10 years after first moon probe, India readies Chandrayaan-2 for early next yearThe second Moon mission—Chandrayaan-2—is an advanced version of the previous Chandrayaan-1 mission. It consists of an orbiter, lander and r...
16 Dec, 2017, 01.02 PM IST
A startup team from Bengaluru preparing for an unmanned lunar missionStartup TeamIndus, the most ambitious project of Axiom Research Labs, is the only Indian team competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE.
03 Jan, 2017, 08.49 AM IST