With its black basalt sand, wind-swept dunes and craggy peaks, the Lambahraun lava field at the foot of Iceland’s second biggest glacier, Langjokull, was chosen as a stand-in for the Red Planet’s surface. read more

The future of working computers depends on Sanskrit because it is the only scientific language in the world. Even NASA agrees with this and has officially accepted this, said the HRD minister. read more

Tardigrades can withstand extreme radiation, sizzling heat, the coldest temperatures of the universe, and decades without food. read more

In a series of tweets, Musk shared the image of Elizabeth II wearing her iconic ensembles in the shades of red, yellow, purple and green. read more

It’s located a mere 31 light-years away. read more

Scott Roger Messenger, 50, was arrested on July 23, Khou 11, a CBS-affiliated television station reported on Tuesday. The charges were linked to a 2018 investigation that the Webster Police Department in Massachusetts conducted. read more

Following the launch of Chandrayaan-2, a series of photographs made their way onto the Internet with the claim that they are Earth’s images taken from outer space by the spacecraft. read more

Over the decades, Nasa released all images from its Apollo missions to the public for free, democratising the medium even further, as the images lay bare open to scrutiny and research read more

The Apollo moon-landing program was a public good. It’s worth considering the economic lessons that outer space holds. read more

They also visited New York City, Washington DC, Orlando and Buffalo, and saw the Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls and Times Square. read more

Chandrayaan 2 Launch: In this week’s column, Vir Sanghvi revisits a memorable summer holiday in London when he witnessed one of the defining moments of the century on television, the Apollo 11 moon landing, and how it led him to become an astronerd. read more

India on Monday successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 on board its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the spaceport in Sriharikota to explore the unchartered south pole of the celestial body by landing a rover. read more

This is their summary from that day 50 years ago, translated from the original French. The quotes have been crosschecked against the NASA transcript. read more

The trip also included an interaction with an eminent astronaut who had been a part of various space missions read more

This programme will see NASA join forces with commercial space flight companies and global partners to try to land the first woman and next man on lunar surface by 2024. read more