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How an objective analysis helped ISRO create history with Chandrayaan-3

ISRO’s success with Chandrayaan-3 is due to efficient performance analysis and improvements, Dr. Narayanan noted. ISRO bounced back in style with Chandrayaan-3, thanks to efficient performance analysis and improvements. Dr. Narayanan chaired the national-level expert committee which analysed the reasons for the 2019 Chandrayaan-2 lander crash and recommended vital improvements…

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Pragyan, Vikram, Vikas: How did India's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission get its names?

As India steadily establishes its roots in space exploration, Sanskrit, whose use sharply declined after the 13th century, seems to be once again coming into the limelight.

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Chandrayaan-3: Rover comes acress 4-meter diameter crater on moon

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday informed that Pragyan Rover came across a 4-meter diameter crater on the lunar surface yesterday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Landslides on Mars suggest water once surrounded Olympus Mons, tallest volcano in the solar system

A wrinkled patch of land near the volcano's northern region likely formed when blisteringly hot lava oozed out of the summit millions of years ago, hitting water ice at the mountain's base.

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Solar mission Aditya-L1 to be launched on September 2, announces ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday announced that it will launch the Aditya-L1 Solar Mission, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun on September 2, 2023. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Aditya-L1, first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, to be launched on September 2

Aditya-L1 will be launched on September 2, the Indian Space Research Organisation announced on Monday. “The launch of Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the sun, is scheduled for September 2, 2023, at 11:50 Hrs. IST from Sriharikota,” ISRO posted on X, formerly Twitter. It is expected to…

The Hindu

Astronauts' immune systems could be disturbed by microgravity, scientists find

As a new era of crewed space exploration comes into view, scientists are assessing the impacts of microgravity and space environments on astronauts' immune systems.

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August's rare Super Blue Moon, the biggest full moon of 2023, rises this week

In addition to its "supermoon" status, this particular full moon will be the second to occur in the month of August, making the full moon on Aug. 30 also branded as a "Blue" moon.

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How ‘underdog’ India beat rivals to the Moon

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.

The Week

Monday briefing: The story of India’s space programme – and why it took off

In today’s newsletter: The country’s lunar landing was a triumph. This is how it quietly built a successful mission

The Guardian - UK

Weird Blips in Exoplanet Observations Could Be Key to Finding Alien Life

In the past two and a half years, two next-generation telescopes have been sent to space: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the ESA’s Euclid Observatory.

Inverse

You Need to See the Only Blue Moon of 2023 This Week

The Blue Moon that wraps up the month of August will also be a Supermoon. The next Blue Moon won't happen until 2026.

Inverse

Science This Week | India becomes the first country to land on Moon’s south pole and more

Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top 7 stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week.

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Chandrayaan-3: Vikram lander relays data on Moon's temperature

The Chandrayaan-3 lander module which landed on the Moon’s surface successfully has begun doing its set experiments and subsequently relaying them back to ISRO headquarters. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘We’ll launch rockets every month’: Britain finally joins the space race

Fifty years after the UK sent its first satellite into space, a Scottish town is among rivals vying for another shot

The Hindu

India capable of launching more interplanetary missions, says ISRO chairman

India’s space sector should be expanded further contributing to the overall progress of the country and that is the objective of ISRO, said Chairman S. Somanath.

The Hindu

ISRO | Mission possible

ISRO: From bicycle-borne rockets to moon landings, a 60-year journey of scientific excellence and public service.

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SpaceX Crew-7 Dragon capsule docks at space station with international astronaut team (video)

A SpaceX Dragon capsule docked at the International Space Station Sunday (Aug. 27) with a new astronaut crew to begin a half-year mission.

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'Sasha' the sloth breaks speed records as SpaceX Crew-7 zero-g indicator (photos)

A new record may have just been set for the fastest-moving sloth in the world. And not just any sloth: a three-toed sloth named "Sasha" that served as the "zero-g indicator" for SpaceX's Crew-7.

The Guardian - UK

Loren Grush on Nasa’s first female astronauts: ‘People thought they’d be a distraction to the men in space’

The science reporter reveals the astonishing truth behind the stories in her new book, The Six, which follows the first women inducted into Nasa’s astronaut programme in 1978

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ISRO shares video showing Pragyan rover roaming around Shiv Shakti point

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday released a video showing the Pragyan rover roaming around Shiv Shakti point, the touchdown site of lander Vikram. Read further on Dynamite News:

Inverse

An Old Technology Could Reveal New Insights About Venus’ Core

It's hard to land on Venus to gauge what happens below the surface — so a NASA study is turning toward balloons equipped with seismometers as a test on Earth.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope instrument experiences glitch — but observatory remains in 'good health'

The JWST team announced that a mode of one of the observatory's infrared sensors indicated a reduction in the amount of light registered by the instrument.

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Will newfound Comet Nishimura really be visible to the naked eye? Experts aren't so sure

While social media has been abuzz with talk of new Comet Nishimura being visible to the naked eye in September, experts aren't so sure.

France 24

NASA and SpaceX launch new crew of four to International Space Station

Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday.

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