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China to launch Moon mission to collect first lunar rocks in decades

It has been four decades since lunar samples were brought to Earth, and the Chang'e-5 spacecraft's bounty could have great scientific value

It's right there: Nasa discovers water on Moon's crater visible from Earth

The discovery comes on the back of several other observations made in the past, including by Chandrayaan-1. Here's why it is of critical importance

Isro's Chandrayaan-3 to lift off for Moon in early 2021, without orbiter

The mission has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and the follow-up lockdowns. The launch which was planned for 2020 will now take off for the Lunar surface sometime in early 2021

Moon is rusting without air as solar winds bombard surface with hydrogen

The haematite in question was discovered in data collected by the Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-1 orbiter

Chandrayaan-2 completes one year around Moon, all systems intact, says Isro

Though the soft-landing attempt was not successful, the orbiter, which was equipped with eight scientific instruments, was successfully placed in the lunar orbit

Chandrayaan-2 mission completes one year, all 8 payloads performing well

Isro said that the global mapping of the lunar surface and polar coverage were being carried out in line with the mission plan.

India plans to launch Chandrayaan-3 by first half of 2021: Isro chairman

Isro will attempt to launch in the same area, and would have a lander, rover and propulsion module like its predecessor

Chandrayaan-2 releases colourful pictures of Moon's impact craters

According to ISRO, the Moon has been continuously bombarded by meteorites, asteroids and comets since its formation. This resulted in the formation of innumerable impact craters

How geological maps made the Apollo moon landings worthwhile

The scientific value of landing on the moon would have been diminished without studies to establish the context of the landing sites

Apollo 11 made us believe we could do anything, but it could hasten our end

This faith in technology has given us a false sense of security

50 yrs of Apollo 11: How geological maps made the moon landings worthwhile

Geological mapping continues today, even on bodies where there is no prospect of human visitors in the forseeable future

Apollo 11 turns 50: Moon exploration, interesting facts & Nasa's to-do list

NASA's Project Artemis aims to take more humans, including the first woman ever to the moon

Would your phone be powerful enough to get you to the moon like Apollo did?

The Apollo computer was state-of-the-art in its time, but what would have been different if the moon landing had the state-of-the-art computers that are available today?

Growing up in Space Age: We need a moonshot of the first footstep on Mars

Moonshot is necessary not because more flags need to be planted and more footsteps left behind on a distant world, but because of the need to inspire present and future generations

NASA analysing Chandrayaan-2 landing site images captured by lunar orbiter

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has snapped a series of images during its flyby on September 17 of Vikram's attempted landing sight

Chandrayaan 2's journey from ideation to the cusp of landing: A timeline

The India's second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 has gone through a long journey dotted with many events in close to 12 years since being conceived in 2007

Isro loses touch with Chandrayaan 2 lander; PM Modi says hope for the best

Experts said that it would not be right to predict the fate of the mission without an official announcement

Chandrayaan-2 manifests the best of Indian talent, will benefit nation: PM

Lander Vikram is scheduled to go on a powered descent between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. tomorrow. Touchdown likely between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.

Chandrayaan-2 launch was deferred as ISRO lost contact with GSAT 6A in 2018

The GSAT 6A setback had prompted ISRO to recall the launch of GSAT-11 from Kourou in French Guiana for additional technical checks

Chandrayaan 2: PM Modi gives tight hug to emotional ISRO chief K Sivan

After a pep talk to scientists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave a long and tight hug to an emotional ISRO chief K Sivan, who was in tears, unable to come to termsover lander Vikram's unsuccessful bid to soft-land on the moon. Modi, in his address at the ISRO centre here, asked the scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 and asserted that there will be a "new dawn". No sooner than the Prime Minister concluded his address, Sivan accompanied him to see him off. At this juncture, the Prime Minister, who was on his way to get into his car, gave him a "reassuring" and tight hug, lending his shoulder to teary-eyed Sivan. The Prime Minister embraced Sivan as he made no secret of his deep disappointment as the ambitious venture did not pan out as intended. Modi also said in his address that the country's determination to land on the moon has become even stronger. "We came very close, but we need to cover more ground..