Vikram Lander has been located: ISRO

Sep 10, 2019, at 02:33 pm

New Delhi: ISRO on Tuesday announced that the Vikram Lander has been located by the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2.

Chandrayaan 2 lander located on moon, trying to establish contact: ISRO Chief

Sep 08, 2019, at 02:51 pm

Bengaluru, Sept 8 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief K Sivan on Sunday said the lunar lander Vikram of Chandrayaan 2 has been located on the moon's surface and the ground station is working to establish contact.

Efforts will go on to contact Chandrayaan 2 lander for 14 days: ISRO chairman

Sep 07, 2019, at 10:15 pm

Bengaluru: India's hope to reach the moon is not over yet as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Sivan said the efforts to contact Chandrayaan 2 lander will continue for the next 14 days, media reports said.

Chandrayaan 2 goes wrong: ISRO loses communication with Vikram lander

Sep 07, 2019, at 02:48 am

Bengaluru: While India waited with bated breath to watch live the landing of Chandrayaan 2 on lunar surface, disappointment greeted them in the wee hours of Saturday when ISRO Chairman after tense moments said they have lost communication with Lander Vikram at the last stage (2.1 km above the Moon's surface). It cannot be said if the mission is a complete failure at this stage as ISRO scientists hope for a miracle. 

Chandrayan-2 mission has 3 components from Sona College of Technology, Salem

Sep 07, 2019, at 12:18 am

Bengaluru: As Chandrayan-2, India’s ambitious moon mission seeks to create history on September 7, scores of Researchers, Professors and Doctoral students from Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu are viewing the landmark event with excitement tinged with pride.  

Scripting history Chandrayaan 2 to land close to moon's south pole tonight

Sep 06, 2019, at 08:55 pm

New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS): The highly popular and talked about mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will finally reach its crescendo with Chandrayaan 2 scheduled to soft land on the lunar surface at 1:55 am on Saturday.

Second de-orbiting manoeuver of Chandrayaan-2 successful

Sep 04, 2019, at 02:03 pm

Chennai: Two days after Lander Vikram got separated from Orbiter, the second de-orbiting manoeuver for Chandrayaan-2 was performed successfully on Wednesday as the spacecraft inched further closer for a soft landing on an hitherto unexplored frontier, the Moon's South Polar region on September seven.

Chandrayaan 2 completes orbit manoeuvres

Sep 04, 2019, at 09:23 am

New Delhi, Sept 4 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organization said the second de-orbiting maneuver for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was performed successfully on Wednesday.

First image of moon by Chandrayaan-2 appears with Apollo craters and Mare Orientale basin

Aug 22, 2019, at 09:04 pm

Chennai, Aug 22 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday shared the first image of the moon captured by the Chandryaan-2 after its successful injection into the Lunar surface.

Chandrayaan-2 entering Lunar orbit, a tense 30-minute operation: ISRO chairman

Aug 20, 2019, at 12:43 pm

Chennai: It was a tense 30 minute operation', that's how ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan said on the successful injection of Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft into the Lunar surface.

India's Chandrayaan 2 leaves Earth's orbit, now moves towards moon

Aug 14, 2019, at 09:54 am

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): India's major lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 left the Earth's body and is now heading towards  the moon after a maneuver performed by the Indian Space Research Organisation.  

ISRO shares images of Earth captured by Chandrayaan 2

Aug 04, 2019, at 02:24 pm

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday shared the first set of images of Earth captured by Chandrayaan 2's L14 Camera, which is on its way for the moon.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar orders for research of meteorite found in Madhubani

Jul 24, 2019, at 09:57 pm

Patna, July 24 (UNI): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today ordered for research of a meteorite found in Madhubani, which would be placed in Bihar Museum so that people could have a look at it.

Chandrayaan-2 to reach Moon by Aug 20

Jul 24, 2019, at 05:55 pm

Chennai, July 24 (UNI) The first orbit raising maneuver of India's second Lunar Mission, Chandrayaan-2, launched by GSLV-kIII-M1 on Monday and was scheduled to reach Moon by August 20, was carried out by ISRO on Wednesday.

In a perfect lift-off, India's ISRO launches historic Chandrayaan 2 lunar mission

Jul 22, 2019, at 04:27 pm

New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Scripting a glorious chapter in the page of India's space mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists on Monday launched the Chandrayaan 2, the country's second lunar mission to  the little-explored south pole of the Moon with an aim to search for water and minerals among other scientific quests.

BREAKINGNEWS: India's historic moon mission Chandrayaan 2 launched from Sriharikota

Jul 22, 2019, at 02:50 pm

Sriharikota, July 22 (IBNS): In a big moment for the country, the launch of Chandrayaan 2, which will travel to the moon, took place on Monday at exactly 2-43 pm. The lift-off was perfect, said ISRO scientists as they sat in the control room watching the lift-off and it hurtled towards the outer atmosphere, propelled by the 640-tonne  rocket, named Baahubali.

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Jul 22, 2019, at 12:04 pm

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India waits with bated breath for Chandrayaan 2 launch at 2-43 pm

Jul 22, 2019, at 11:31 am

Bengaluru, July 22 (IBNS): While the countdown continued for the launch of Chandrayaan 2, which will head out for the moon, the big moment will come at 2-43 pm on Monday (today). The moon mission of India assumes significance since it will explore a region in the moon that has been shown to contain water ice.

Chandrayaan-2 to be launched today

Jul 22, 2019, at 09:51 am

Sriharikota, July 22 (IBNS):  The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is expected to be launched on Monday, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.

Chandrayaan 2 launch countdown begins

Jul 21, 2019, at 08:27 pm

Bengaluru, July 21 (IBNS): The countdown has begun for the launch of Chandrayaan 2, which will head out for the moon on Monday.

Stage set for Chandrayaan-2 launch tomorrow

Jul 21, 2019, at 12:22 pm

Chennai, July 21 (UNI) The stage is set for India's second lunar mission, when Chandrayaan-2, carrying an Orbiter, Lander (Vikram) and Rover (Pragyan), take to skies on Monday from the SHAR Range at Sriharikota, commencing its 3.844 lakh km, month-long journey for a soft landing on the Moon's South Pole.

Chandrayaan-2 to be launched on July 22: ISRO

Jul 18, 2019, at 12:05 pm

Bengaluru, July 18 (IBNS): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today announced that Chandrayaan-2 would be launched on July 22.

ISRO calls off Chandrayaan-2 launch due to 'technical snag'

Jul 15, 2019, at 08:18 am

New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS): The launch of India's second moon mission- Chandrayaan-2- was called off due to a 'technical snag', Indian Space Research Organisation said.

Mission Moon: ISRO starts countdown for Chandrayaan 2 launch

Jul 14, 2019, at 04:34 pm

Sriharikota, July 14 (IBNS):Gearing up to create a new page in the country's space odyssey, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the Chandrayaan 2, India's second mission to the moon, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Monday.

20-hour countdown for Chandrayaan-2 begins

Jul 14, 2019, at 01:25 pm

Chennai, July 14 (UNI) The 20-hour countdown for the launch of the prestigious second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, commenced at the spaceport of Sriharikota on Sunday morning.

India-Russia meet on space cooperation

Jul 12, 2019, at 06:04 pm

New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): Director-general of Russia’s ROSCOSMOS and former Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin held detailed high level talks with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval at Hyderabad House, New Delhi on Thursday on all aspects of India-Russia space cooperation.

ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-2 on Monday

Jul 11, 2019, at 11:59 pm

New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2 on Monday from the Sriharikota Range.

US astronomers discover asteroid with shortest year

Jul 09, 2019, at 05:19 pm

Los Angeles, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Astronomers have spotted an unusual asteroid with the shortest "year" known for such an object, according to a release by California Institute of Technology (Caltech) on Monday.

NASA starts new efforts to resume heat probe to study inner temperature of Mars

Jun 23, 2019, at 01:32 pm

Los Angeles, Jun 23 (Xinhua): NASA InSight lander's mission team has started new efforts to try to get InSight's heat probe digging again on Mars, said the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Sunday.

Sri Lanka's first ever satellite launched into orbit

Jun 18, 2019, at 09:26 pm

Colombo, June 18 (Xinhua): Sri Lanka's first ever satellite "Raavana 1" was launched successfully into orbit on Monday evening from the International Space Station along with two other satellites from Japan and Nepal, the government information department said in a statement here Tuesday.