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Chandrayaan mission a key milestone in ISRO’s journey: Kasturirangan

India's successful Chandrayaan-3 mission has opened up potential to use Moon as take-off point for future planetary missions, bolstering India's credentials to participate in such explorations. ISRO has demonstrated ability to land an object outside Earth, and explore the south pole, becoming first to do so.

The Hindu

Astronomers Capture an Unprecedented Look at Neptune's Mysterious Dark Spot

Years after Hubble discovered a dark spot on Neptune, the Very Large Array took a closer look — and found other interesting features.

Inverse

Weird dark spot on Neptune may have a bright spot buddy

A puzzling bright smudge was captured clinging to this dark spot in Neptune’s atmosphere.

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Space weather, tectonic activity, solar history: All that Chandrayaan-3 is likely to unravel

India is finally on the Moon. It took an arduous journey of years, a failed mission and a voyage of 40 days for Chandrayaan-3 to be the first to arrive on the Moon’s dark side or south pole on Wednesday. But why at all are we there?

Newslaundry

Google celebrates India's Chandrayaan-3 moon landing with adorable Doodle

Google is celebrating India's successful moon landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission at the lunar south pole with a whimsical Google Doodle.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover Pragyan rolls onto the lunar surface for 1st time

India's Pragyan rover rolled out of the nation's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander less than a day after the triumphant landing, commencing its two-week exploration mission.

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Villupuram erupts in joy over its favourite son’s role in Chandrayaan-3’s success

Villupuram celebrates success of ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission; Mr. Palanivel overwhelmed with joy. His son, P. Veeramuthuvel, dedicated to mission, studied in Villupuram till Class X, then did diploma, B.E., postgraduation and Ph.D. Collector felicitated Mr. Palanivel for son's achievement. #Villupuram celebrates success of #Chandrayaan-3 mission. Mr. Palanivel overwhelmed with joy…

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SpaceX to launch Crew-7 astronauts to ISS for NASA before dawn on Aug. 25. Here's how to watch online for free.

NASA's Jasmin Moghbeli will be the second Iranian-American in space, and joins three international astronauts on the SpaceX Crew-7 mission launching from Florida on Aug. 25.

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Between science and geopolitics: Global media and the new space race

In 1969, when American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first to land on the Moon, the banner headline on the front page of German paper Bild had said “the Moon is now American”.

Newslaundry

As India celebrates Chandrayaan’s success, Kerala’s Latin Church recalls its role in nation’s space saga

St. Mary Magdalene Church in Thumba, a fishing hamlet located on the outskirts of Kerala’s capital city, was able to play a key role in giving wings to the country’s space mission dreams. India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-3

The Hindu

China's Yutu 2 rover reveals deep layers below far side of the moon

A team of scientists have put together an image of the layers beneath the surface of the far side of the moon using data from China's Yutu 2 rover.

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India’s rover takes walk on the moon after frenzied celebrations

Solar-powered vehicle will spend two weeks roaming lunar surface to help scientists understand geology of moon

The Guardian - UK

Giant step for humanity, great achievement: Top United Nations leaders congratulate India on Chandrayaan-3

Top United Nations leadership congratulated India on the success of its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, describing it as a “giant step” for humanity and a “great achievement”.

The Hindu

Google celebrates India's Chandrayaan-3 feat with special doodle

Google celebrates India's success in Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 with a special doodle. India is the fourth country to land a spacecraft on the moon, joining the U.S., China and the erstwhile Soviet Union. The doodle depicts letters of 'GOOGLE' floating in outer space with an animated 'moon' forming the second…

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A Coimbatore team is back from their first visit to Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in Ladakh

Young students from Coimbatore witness a stunning 180-degree arc of the Milky Way in India's first dark sky reserve, Hanle, Ladakh. They experience the magical night sky, visit the Indian Astronomical Observatory, and explore the nomadic lifestyle and traditions of the region. They also visit the Druk Padma Karpo School…

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See the moon eclipse the red supergiant star Antares tonight

Red supergiant Antares, the 15th brightest star in the night sky, will appear to abruptly blink out behind the moon's dark limb during a lunar occultation on Aug. 23, 2023.

The Times of India

China and India’s Moon rovers take different paths on historic missions

NEW DELHI: After making history by becoming the first nation to successfully send a spacecraft near the Moon’s south pole, India is one of only two countries with active rovers on the lunar surface.

The Hindu

Why are space agencies racing to the moon's south pole?

The presence of frozen water on the moon could help space agencies and private companies set up a moon colony, lunar mining and potential missions to Mars.

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From the ‘Moon is Indian’ to ‘Modi first, Moon next’: Front pages on Chandrayaan milestone

Days after Russia’s Luna-25 crashed during a similar attempt, India has become the first country to land on the Moon’s south pole, and most prominent dailies hailed the triumph with banner headlines.

The Hindu

Vijayawada city erupts in joy over success of Chandrayaan-3 mission

In Vijayawada, people celebrated the success of the mission with joy and enthusiasm. Schools and colleges organised live streaming of the mission and students took out rallies to celebrate the success.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover; Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash: Russian agencies, and more

Read a daily selection of top stories from across India and the world by The Hindu to start your day

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Rocket Lab launches booster with preflown engine for 1st time (video)

Rocket Lab launched a booster with a flight-proven engine for the first time today (Aug. 23), taking a big step toward rocket reusability.

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Tantrum-throwing young stars caught belting high-energy gamma rays for the 1st time

Young, low-mass stars called T.Tauri stars have been caught blasting out high-energy gamma rays. This marks the first evidence that these stars, which are less than 10 million years old, emit gamma radiation.

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SpaceX to launch next Starship test flight 'soon,' Elon Musk says (photos)

SpaceX recently moved a Starship rocket prototype back to the orbital launch mount for testing ahead of a coming flight, which Elon Musk says will happen soon.

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India's historic Chandrayaan-3 moon landing celebrated by ISS astronauts

News of India's historic moon landing today (Aug. 23) reached the astronauts on board the International Space Station, many of whose partner nations are also shooting for the moon.

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