Moon

April 28, 2021

Astronaut Michael Collins who piloted humanity’s first voyage to moon passes away

When Apollo 11 landed on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969, Collins stayed back while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin travelled to the lunar surface.

December 10, 2020
Indian-American Raja Chari picked by NASA for Artemis Moon missions

The agency's modern lunar exploration programme will land the first woman and next man on the Moon in 2024 and establish a sustainable human lunar presence by the end of the decade.
December 03, 2020
China's Chang'e-5 probe drills moon's surface, collects samples

The Chang'e-5 probe has collected moon samples after landing on Tuesday, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Wednesday.
October 15, 2020
Moon once shared magnetic field with Earth: Study

The shared magnetic field situation, with Earth and Moon's magnetospheres joined, could have persisted from 4.1 to 3.5 billion years ago, according to the NASA-led study.
September 29, 2020
United Arab Emirates to send unmanned spacecraft to moon in 2024

The announcement by Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum shows the rapid expansion of the space program.
June 11, 2020
First trial flight of Gaganyaan likely to be delayed due to lockdown

Bengaluru-headquartered ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) had earlier said it has planned two trial flights without crew ahead of Gaganyaan - the first one around December 2020 and the second around July 2021.
May 08, 2020
'Full-flower supermoon' rises on world starting to emerge from pandemic

The supermoon phenomenon occurs when the moon is within 10% of its closest distance to the Earth at the full moon.

Astronaut Michael Collins who piloted humanity’s first voyage to moon passes away

Indian-American Raja Chari picked by NASA for Artemis Moon missions

China's Chang'e-5 probe drills moon's surface, collects samples

Moon once shared magnetic field with Earth: Study

United Arab Emirates to send unmanned spacecraft to moon in 2024

First trial flight of Gaganyaan likely to be delayed due to lockdown

'Full-flower supermoon' rises on world starting to emerge from pandemic

Lighting of lamps on Sunday night and numerological significance of '9'

ISRO's maiden humanoid Vyommitra took shape in Kerala capital

Rare celestial feast: Kerala witnesses last solar eclipse of the decade