NASA shoots for the moon: Inside the historic Artemis II missionArtemis II embarks on humanity's return to the moon. Four astronauts will journey beyond the moon in a swift lunar fly-around. This mission...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.43 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
What’s Causing Cracks on the Moon’s Surface?Once thought dormant, the Moon is now revealed to be a dynamic world. Cooling and contracting, its crust fractures, creating cliffs and gen...
23 Feb, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
Digantara, Japanese startup join hands to create map of moon orbitDigantara, which is creating a 'Google Map' for the low earth orbit that is buzzing with thousands of satellites, has joined hands with Jap...
05 Sep, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
Third Lunar mission in 15 years! Moon truly beckons ISROIndia's lunar missions, Chandrayaan-1 and Chandrayaan-2, have made significant discoveries on the Moon. Chandrayaan-1, launched in 2008, fo...
23 Aug, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Chandrayaan-2 orbiter payloads made discovery-class findings, says ISROEarlier this week, ISRO opened up its scientific discussions on Lunar Science to "the people of the country, to engage the Indian academia,...
10 Sep, 2021, 12.54 PM IST
Chandrayaan-2 completes a year around Moon, adequate fuel for 7 more years: ISRO"Though the soft-landing attempt (of the lander carrying the rover) was not successful, the orbiter, which was equipped with eight scientif...
20 Aug, 2020, 09.08 PM IST
ISRO panel to look into Vikram lossSpace agency’s attempts to communicate with the lander have been futile till date
20 Sep, 2019, 06.38 AM IST
Chandrayaan-2 orbiter will map regions of the moon that have never seen sunlight: ISROwe (also) have a very high-resolution camera with a large spectral range, says AS Kiran Kumar.
13 Sep, 2019, 07.55 AM IST
Performance on Chandrayaan-2 orbiter front makes ISRO salvage prideThe 2,379 kg orbiter whose mission life was designed to be one year would now be able to function for almost seven years.
09 Sep, 2019, 02.30 PM IST
Hard landing derailed lunar mission, says K SivanISRO chief says lander has been located, efforts on to communicate with device.
09 Sep, 2019, 07.15 AM 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
Chandrayaan-2 orbiter healthy in lunar orbit: ISRO official"The orbiter is healthy, intact, functioning normally and safely in the Lunar orbit," the official told PTI.
07 Sep, 2019, 09.15 AM IST
ISRO performs 4th lunar-bound orbit maneuver for Chandrayaan-2All spacecraft parameters are normal, the Bengaluru headquartered space agency said after the maneuver on the spacecraft.
30 Aug, 2019, 10.14 PM IST
Chandrayaan-2 launch: All you need to know about India's new space missionThe brainchild of ISRO, the mission will attempt to explore the south polar region of the Moon, a region hitherto unexplored by any country.
23 Jul, 2019, 08.52 AM IST
Chandrayaan-2, India's second moon mission launched, to land on lunar soil on September 7The launch was aborted last Monday, after a pressure drop in one of the tanks in the upper stage of the rocket.
22 Jul, 2019, 07.24 PM IST
Chandrayaan-2 Ready for moonwalkThe landing on the moon near the South Pole, an uncharted territory, would be on Sept 6 or 7.
13 Jun, 2019, 08.03 AM IST