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Chandrayaan-3: India lands on moon, creates history

It was a giant leap for India on Wednesday evening as the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making it the first country to have achieved the historic feat and bringing to an end the disappointment over the crash landing of the Chandrayaan-2, four years ago.…

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India on the moon! Chandrayaan-3 becomes 1st probe to land near lunar south pole

India landed its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near the moon's south pole today (Aug. 23), making history for the nation and for lunar exploration in general.

Space

Did NASA Just Enter A New Space Race? A Space Policy Expert Says It Would Be a Mistake

Space policy expert Ian Christensen says the U.S. is gearing up for a new “space race,” what exactly is at stake, and how it’s likely to play out.

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What NASA’s Psyche mission may reveal

For six years now, I’ve been part of NASA’s Psyche team. Here's what to expect when it launches October 5, 2023

Salon

Virgo compatibility - perfectionist sign's romantic needs and how they interact with the rest of the zodiac

Virgo compatibility in romance, including what they desire, who they're like to date, and what each star sign would feel like dating them

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Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission for moon’s south pole set for landing

Previous Indian bid failed in 2019 and latest attempt comes days after Russia’s first moon mission in 50 years crashed.

Al Jazeera

Clearspace-1 space debris cleanup target in orbit just got struck by space debris

Europe is readying to launch the ClearSpace-1 test mission for space debris. But the leftover item targeted for cleanup was apparently smacked by something in the interim.

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India becomes first nation to land spacecraft on Moon’s south pole

India on Wednesday made history when its Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully touched down on the Moon's south pole, thought to be a potential source for water and oxygen, days after Russia's mission failed.

France 24

Mercury Retrograde in Virgo has arrived: Here’s what experts say about the phenomenon

The phenomenon will occur from 5 to 28 of August

The Independent UK

China launches Gaofen Earth-observation satellite (video)

China added to its fleet of Earth-observation satellites with a new launch on Sunday (Aug. 20), sending a Gaofen 12 spacecraft to orbit.

Space

Supermassive black hole chews up huge star, spits stellar 'guts' into space (video)

Scientists might have found the most massive star to be seen ravaged by a supermassive black hole.

Space

Aurora season has begun! Northern lights spotted in the Arctic Circle (photo)

The northern lights have been seen high in the Arctic Circle, indicating the start of the aurora season, which will become more apparent as we approach solar maximum.

Space

This Giant Star Creates Plasma Waves 3 Times Larger Than the Sun

Interactions between MACHO 80.7443.1718 and its companion create two million mile-high waves of plasma from the giant star.

Inverse

Hubble Space Telescope captures 'ghostly' glow of distant galaxy (photo)

A distant galaxy sparkles from the soft glow of its many tiny stars in a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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The Independent UK

A failed lunar mission dents Russian pride and reflects deeper problems with Moscow's space industry

An ambitious but failed attempt by Russia to return to the moon after nearly half a century has exposed the massive challenges faced by Moscow’s once-proud space program

Space

What's the difference between an annular solar eclipse and a total solar eclipse?

In this explainer, we explore the differences between a total solar eclipse and an annular 'ring of fire' solar eclipse.

Space

What does the Luna-25 moon lander crash mean for Russia's lunar exploration plans?

The first domestically produced moon probe in modern Russia history, Luna-25 was important in both political and scientific terms. The implications of its failure are likely to be considerable.

The Hindu

What next for ISRO after Chandrayaan-3 mission?

ISRO has a packed schedule following the Chandrayaan-3 Lander landing, incl. Aditya-L1, INSAT-3DS, test vehicle mission for Gaganyaan, NISAR & two unmanned crew module missions. Aditya-L1 to study Sun, INSAT-3DS for climate observation, NISAR for mapping Earth's ecosystems & Gaganyaan to demonstrate human space flight.

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Three Scottish space projects win funding to monitor and tackle climate change

THREE Scottish projects have won funding from the UK Space Agency to use satellites and artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor environmental risks…

The Conversation

Sustainability is often an afterthought in space exploration – that needs to change as the industry grows

Aotearoa New Zealand is the latest country to enter the expanding and competitive international space market.

Space

Perseverance Mars rover spies big sunspot rotating toward Earth (photos)

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured photos of a big sunspot, which should rotate into view for those of us on Earth in the coming days.

Space

India's Chandrayaan-3 images far side of the moon ahead of Aug. 23 landing try (photos)

India's Chandrayaan-3 probe has photographed the far side of the moon, testing out landing optics that will be put to use during an Aug. 23 touchdown try.

Space

Gravitational wave detectors on the moon could be more sensitive than those on Earth

Scientists developing more sensitive next-generation gravitational wave detectors struggle with technical challenges that might be easily overcome by putting such detectors on the moon.

Cinemablend

Chris Hemsworth And Elsa Pataky’s Family Took A Trip To Dubai, And I Can’t Get Over The Stunning Views

Chris Hemsworth and his family found the most incredible place in Dubai.

LiveScience

New 'potentially interstellar' comet will be visible to the naked eye next month before leaving our solar system forever

Comet Nishimura has a hyperbolic orbit, which suggests that it may have come from outside the solar system and will likely be catapulted into interstellar space after slingshotting around the sun.

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