Chandrayaan-3 Mission LIVE Updates: India launched its ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission aboard India's heaviest rocket, Launch vehicle Mark-III a.k.a LVM3 on a journey to the Moon. The spacecraft has now entered lunar orbit and is preparing to land on the Moon.
The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on August 5, marking a significant milestone in the mission. Isro has since been reducing its orbit around the Moon ahead of the planned landing.
Both India's Chandrayaan-3 and Russia's Luna-25 mission are planned to land on the southern polar region of the Moon. The unexplored region hides many secrets and its going to be a race against time to ensure a long lunar legacy.
The sweltering heat has had a global impact, with record temperatures registered from Death Valley in California to a township in northwest China. Wildfires have also raged in Canada and southern Europe.
This meteor shower, which has been active since July 17, will continue until September 1, but the best views are expected during August.
The helicopter performed a brief 25-second hop, providing crucial data to help the Ingenuity team understand why its 53rd flight ended prematurely.
The planned soft landing on August 23 will mark a significant achievement for ISRO and India. If successful, Chandrayaan-3 will land near the challenging terrain of the moon's South Pole, a region that remains largely unexplored.
In a moving tribute, AI imagines former president APJ Abdul Kalam, Vikram Sarabhai, and Satish Dhawan rejoicing as Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon. These images showcase the legacies of the brilliant scientists who set the foundation of the Indian space program.
The Luna-25 spacecraft is Russia's first lunar landing craft in nearly five decades.
Ahead of the planned Chandrayaan-3 landing, here's a brief FAQ on India's ambitious moon mission.
That experiment briefly achieved what's known as fusion ignition by generating 3.15 megajoules of energy output after the laser delivered 2.05 megajoules to the target, the Energy Department said.
Isro Chairman S Somanath expressed confidence in the mission's progress, stating that the most critical phase will be the orbit determination process.
Last year, an "atmospheric river" originating from Australia drove subtropical heat and moisture into the continent, causing unprecedented temperatures up to 38.5 Celsius above normal.
The maiden crew launch has been delayed due to issues with the parachute lines and flammable tape used in the Starliner capsule.
The findings showed that Mars' rotation is accelerating by about 4 milliarcseconds per year, resulting in a slight shortening of the Martian day.
The launch comes just four weeks after India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander was sent into space, with an expected touchdown at the lunar south pole on August 23.
In a recent update, Isro chief confirmed that the spacecraft is functioning as expected and is on track for its scheduled landing on the Moon on August 23.
The decision comes 12 years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that led to the Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
These visuals from Chandrayaan-3 offer a unique perspective of the lunar surface, marking a significant milestone in India's space exploration journey.
Raoni said threats to the rainforest have decreased since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office in January, but the danger for Indigenous people is now the Brazilian Congress.
