crown

Subscribe Now

FOLLOW US

Sign in

Moon News

PAGE 24

Drone to fly on Saturn's moon

Drone to fly on Saturn's moon

Updated on Jul 12, 2019, 11:52 AM IST

India prepares to land rover on moon in global space race

India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world’s spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon

Updated on May 30, 2020, 8:45 PM IST

India’s heavy rocket ‘Bahubali’ gearing up for Moon

Bahubali is a GSLV Mark III heavy lift rocket which will be readied for its historic flight to the moon. In this photo, a view of ISRO's GSLV-MkIII D2 mission carrying high communication satellite.

Published on Jul 11, 2019, 7:08 PM IST

The Moon now has hundreds of artifacts. Should they be protected?

In this image provided by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin poses for a photograph beside the US flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.

Updated on Jul 11, 2019, 1:26 PM IST

NASA plans to send a drone to Saturn’s largest moon

For its next mission in our solar system, NASA plans to fly a drone copter to Saturn’s largest moon Titan in search of the building blocks of life

Published on Jun 28, 2019, 9:54 AM IST

Moon’s ice water as rocket fuel, Jeff Bezos explains how

Earlier in May, Bezos unveiled a new Moon-lander called ‘Blue Moon’ along with a smaller rover and spoke about his plans of getting to the Moon by 2024.

Updated on Jun 20, 2019, 2:52 PM IST

Massive impact likely shaped up moon’s two faces: Study

Measurements made by the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission in 2012 filled in more details about the structure of the Moon .

Published on May 21, 2019, 6:00 PM IST

Chinese spacecraft discovers secrets of Moon’s dark side

Scientists on Wednesday said they could be a step closer to solving the riddle behind the Moon’s formation, unveiling the most detailed survey yet of the far side of Earth’s satellite.

Updated on May 16, 2019, 2:43 PM IST

NASA spots Israeli spacecraft’s crash site on Moon

As soon as its orbit placed NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) over the landing site on April 22, LRO imaged Beresheet’s impact site, NASA said in a statement on late Wednesday.

Updated on Aug 13, 2019, 7:12 PM IST

Moon is gradually shrinking, is tectonically active, shows study

The moon may be dynamic and tectonically active like Earth - not the inert world some scientists had believed it to be

Updated on May 14, 2019, 2:36 PM IST

Israeli spacecraft crashes onto moon after technical failures

An image taken by Israel spacecraft, Beresheet, upon its landing on the moon, obtained by Reuters from Space IL on April 11, 2019. Courtesy Space IL/Handout via REUTERS

Updated on Apr 12, 2019, 8:01 AM IST

NASA spacecraft observes movement of water molecules on moon

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has observed water molecules moving around the dayside of the Moon.

Published on Mar 9, 2019, 2:06 PM IST

Super Blood Wolf Moon Lunar: Total lunar eclipse comes with supermoon bonus

Super Blood Wolf Moon Lunar: The moon is seen next to the statue of Christ the Redeemer during a total lunar eclipse known as the Super Blood Wolf Moon, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Updated on Jan 21, 2019, 1:32 PM IST

China’s moon cotton experiment ends in freezing lunar night

A cotton seedling that sprouted on the moon has been left to die as China’s historic lunar lander continues a freezing night-time nap. ((Facebook Photo posted by from space with love)

Updated on Jan 17, 2019, 2:42 PM IST

First plants on moon, China says it has done the job

Pictures sent back Jan. 12 showed plant shoots growing well nine days after the experiment was initiated, Chongqing University, which led the biological project, said in a briefing Tuesday

Updated on Jan 16, 2019, 4:17 PM IST

After dark side of the moon, China to collect lunar samples this year

The rover Yutu-2 is seen in a photo taken by the lander of the Chang'e-4 probe on Jan. 11, 2019.

Updated on Jan 14, 2019, 4:57 PM IST

China’s lunar probe sends first panoramic image of moon’s dark side

This picture released on January 11, 2019 by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) via CNS shows a 360 degree panoramic image made by China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe on the far side of the moon.

Updated on Jan 11, 2019, 6:14 PM IST

China moon rover Jade Rabbit wakes from five-day afternoon nap

China’s lunar rover got back to work on the far side of the moon on Thursday after waking from a five-day hibernation, its official social media page announced.

Updated on Jan 10, 2019, 7:19 PM IST

North Korea should take ‘bold’ steps towards denuclearisation: South Korea’s Moon

North Korea needs to take “more bold, practical measures for denuclearisation” to ensure sanctions are lifted, the South’s president Moon Jae-in said Thursday. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI KARPUKHIN

Updated on Jan 10, 2019, 10:29 AM IST

India can gain massively from the space race

Yutu-2, China's lunar rover, leaves wheel marks after leaving the lander that touched down on the surface of the far side of the moon. A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday, Jan. 3, made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon.

Updated on Jan 10, 2019, 9:37 AM IST

China’s moon landing may fuel humanity’s drive to other galaxies

China landed a probe on the far side of the moon on Thursday with remarkably little fanfare, yet the feat is one giant leap for a nation that’s long been regarded as an also-ran in the space race.

Updated on Jan 6, 2019, 11:23 AM IST

ISRO working towards Chandrayaan-2 mission launch next month

Sriharikota: A view of ISRO's GSLV-MkIII D2 mission carrying high throughput communication satellite GSAT-29 set to be launched from the second launch pad in the spaceport, in Sriharikota, Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018. The 25-hour countdown for the launch began today. (ISRO Photo via PTI) (PTI11_13_2018_000112B)

Published on Jan 3, 2019, 6:53 PM IST

In a first, China lands space probe on dark side of moon hidden from earth

This handout picture taken by the Chang'e-4 probe and released to AFP by China National Space Administration on January 3, 2019 shows an image of the "dark side" of the moon.

Updated on Jan 3, 2019, 6:16 PM IST

Moon probe tops agenda for Isro’s biggest year yet

The Indian military communication satellite GSAT-7A is pictured next to the moon as it is launched into orbit on the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) in Sriharikota in the state of Andhra Pradesh on December 19, 2018.

Updated on Jan 1, 2019, 2:36 PM IST

Dark side of the moon: Chinese rover to land where none other has

The blast-off marked the start of a long journey to the far side of the moon for the Chang’e-4 mission, expected to land around the New Year to carry out experiments and survey the untrodden terrain.

Updated on Dec 8, 2018, 11:38 AM IST

China prepares ground-breaking mission to land spacecraft on moon’s far side

With its Chang’e 4 mission, China hopes to be the first country to ever successfully undertake such a landing.

Updated on Dec 7, 2018, 12:05 PM IST

One giant leap: Rashid Irani reviews First Man

Like the iconic 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), First Man, starring Ryan Gosling (above) too will have a lasting impact

Published on Oct 11, 2018, 4:14 PM IST

SpaceX announces new plan to send tourist around Moon

A giant camera lens will track the moon and relay HD images onto a convex surface in the gallery, giving visitors a close-up experience.

Updated on Sep 14, 2018, 8:19 AM IST

Data from ISRO’s Chandrayaan-I confirms presence of ice on moon, says NASA

The Earth casts its shadow across the moon's surface during the lunar eclipse in Tokyo.

Updated on Aug 21, 2018, 12:05 PM IST

When, how and where to watch the total lunar eclipse in India

The longest possible period of totality for a lunar eclipse is an hour and 47 minutes.

Updated on Jul 26, 2018, 9:31 AM IST

22
23
24

Home / Topic / Moon / News

© 2026 HindustanTimes