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NASA’s Viking Mission May Have Destroyed Martian Life with Water Experiments
In 1975, NASA’s Viking mission tested Martian soil for microbial life using liquid water. A recent theory suggests this approach may have destroyed microbes adapted to Mars' dry, salt-driven conditions. Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes revisiting our assumptions about life on Mars and prioritising methods suited to its hyperarid enviro...
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Indian CubeSat to Travel to the Moon Soon on Japanese Lander
India’s HEX20Labs has partnered with Japanese firm ispace for a mission to send a CubeSat into lunar orbit. Scheduled to launch on ispace's M2 mission, the Indian CubeSat will ride aboard the lander Resilience, aiming to orbit the Moon and conduct critical technology testing. This mission signifies a major stride in India’s cislunar exploration...
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Chandrayaan-3 Rover Discovers Ancient Moon Crater Older Than South Pole-Aitken Basin
Chandrayaan-3 has made a significant discovery by identifying an ancient crater on the moon, measuring 160 km in diameter. This crater is believed to be older than the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the largest and oldest impact basins on the lunar surface. The data, collected by ISRO’s Pragyan rover and Vikram lander, offers valuable insights i...
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Chandrayaan-3 Landing Anniversary: ISRO Shares New Images of Pragyan Rover, Vikram Lander to Mark the Day
Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) has released a fresh set of images from the Chandrayaan-3 mission, coinciding with the first anniversary of its successful landing on the Moon. These images, taken by the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, showcase key moments from the mission, including Pragyan's attempts to imprint India's national embl...
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India To Celebrate First National Space Day On August 23
India is set to celebrate its first National Space Day on August 23, 2024.
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Water 20 km Below Mars Surface? What Study Shows And What It Means
Water is considered essential for life, and geological studies show the planet's surface had lakes, rivers and oceans more than 3 billion years ago.
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Man Arrested In Crypto Linked Money Laundering Case Worth More Than Rs 1,800 Crore
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has arrested a Delhi-based man on money laundering charge as his company allegedly sold cryptocurrencies worth more than Rs 1,800 crore.
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Why Was Chandrayaan-3 Touchdown Spot Named 'Shiv Shakti'? PM Modi Explains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, explained why the government named the spot on the Moon where India's Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram touched down as 'Shiv Shakti'.
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Private Moon Lander Will Carry "Memory Disk" Of 275 Languages This Year
This move is seen as an attempt to save a portion of human history in the event that the survival of humans on Earth is ever threatened.
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Japan's Moon Lander Put To Sleep After Second Ultra-Chilly Lunar Night
Japan's valiant Moon lander was put to sleep again after unexpectedly surviving its second ultra-chilly long lunar night, the space agency said Monday.
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Japan Lander Wakes Up Again, Survives Another Freezing Two Weeks On Moon
Japan's unmanned Moon lander woke up after surviving a second frigid, two-week lunar night and transmitted new images back to Earth, the country's space agency said Thursday.
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US Moon Lander Odysseus Shows "Crescent " Earth In Farewell Image
"This image from February 22nd showcases the crescent Earth in the backdrop, a subtle reminder of humanity's presence in the universe," Intuitive Machines wrote on X.
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US Lunar Lander Sends Final Image Before Power Depletion
An uncrewed American lander that became the first private spaceship on the Moon sent its final image Thursday before its power banks depleted, the company that built it said.
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US Moon Lander Odysseus To Be "Put To Sleep" After Historic Mission
The US spacecraft that touched down on the Moon last week and is currently running on solar power will soon be "put to sleep" once lunar night kicks in, mission officials said Wednesday.
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US Spaceship, Lying Sideways On Lunar Surface, Shares 1st Images From Moon
An American lunar lander that tipped over during touchdown has sent back its first images from the farthest south any vessel has ever landed on the Moon.
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NASA’s Viking Mission May Have Destroyed Martian Life with Water Experiments
In 1975, NASA’s Viking mission tested Martian soil for microbial life using liquid water. A recent theory suggests this approach may have destroyed microbes adapted to Mars' dry, salt-driven conditions. Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes revisiting our assumptions about life on Mars and prioritising methods suited to its hyperarid enviro...
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Indian CubeSat to Travel to the Moon Soon on Japanese Lander
India’s HEX20Labs has partnered with Japanese firm ispace for a mission to send a CubeSat into lunar orbit. Scheduled to launch on ispace's M2 mission, the Indian CubeSat will ride aboard the lander Resilience, aiming to orbit the Moon and conduct critical technology testing. This mission signifies a major stride in India’s cislunar exploration...
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Chandrayaan-3 Rover Discovers Ancient Moon Crater Older Than South Pole-Aitken Basin
Chandrayaan-3 has made a significant discovery by identifying an ancient crater on the moon, measuring 160 km in diameter. This crater is believed to be older than the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the largest and oldest impact basins on the lunar surface. The data, collected by ISRO’s Pragyan rover and Vikram lander, offers valuable insights i...
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Chandrayaan-3 Landing Anniversary: ISRO Shares New Images of Pragyan Rover, Vikram Lander to Mark the Day
Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) has released a fresh set of images from the Chandrayaan-3 mission, coinciding with the first anniversary of its successful landing on the Moon. These images, taken by the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, showcase key moments from the mission, including Pragyan's attempts to imprint India's national embl...
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India To Celebrate First National Space Day On August 23
India is set to celebrate its first National Space Day on August 23, 2024.
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Water 20 km Below Mars Surface? What Study Shows And What It Means
Water is considered essential for life, and geological studies show the planet's surface had lakes, rivers and oceans more than 3 billion years ago.
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Man Arrested In Crypto Linked Money Laundering Case Worth More Than Rs 1,800 Crore
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has arrested a Delhi-based man on money laundering charge as his company allegedly sold cryptocurrencies worth more than Rs 1,800 crore.
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Why Was Chandrayaan-3 Touchdown Spot Named 'Shiv Shakti'? PM Modi Explains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, explained why the government named the spot on the Moon where India's Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram touched down as 'Shiv Shakti'.
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Private Moon Lander Will Carry "Memory Disk" Of 275 Languages This Year
This move is seen as an attempt to save a portion of human history in the event that the survival of humans on Earth is ever threatened.
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Japan's Moon Lander Put To Sleep After Second Ultra-Chilly Lunar Night
Japan's valiant Moon lander was put to sleep again after unexpectedly surviving its second ultra-chilly long lunar night, the space agency said Monday.
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Japan Lander Wakes Up Again, Survives Another Freezing Two Weeks On Moon
Japan's unmanned Moon lander woke up after surviving a second frigid, two-week lunar night and transmitted new images back to Earth, the country's space agency said Thursday.
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US Moon Lander Odysseus Shows "Crescent " Earth In Farewell Image
"This image from February 22nd showcases the crescent Earth in the backdrop, a subtle reminder of humanity's presence in the universe," Intuitive Machines wrote on X.
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US Lunar Lander Sends Final Image Before Power Depletion
An uncrewed American lander that became the first private spaceship on the Moon sent its final image Thursday before its power banks depleted, the company that built it said.
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US Moon Lander Odysseus To Be "Put To Sleep" After Historic Mission
The US spacecraft that touched down on the Moon last week and is currently running on solar power will soon be "put to sleep" once lunar night kicks in, mission officials said Wednesday.
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US Spaceship, Lying Sideways On Lunar Surface, Shares 1st Images From Moon
An American lunar lander that tipped over during touchdown has sent back its first images from the farthest south any vessel has ever landed on the Moon.
