The moon

India's Chandrayaan-3 lander detects 'moonquake' during two week mission

Electrical signals are generated when tremors cause springs within the machinery to move, allowing the scientists to construct models of what has occurred.

Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to 'sleep'

Now India is hoping for the success of a probe launched on Saturday to study the sun, observing solar winds that can cause disturbance on Earth commonly seen as auroras.

By REUTERS
03/09/2023

Rare 'blue supermoon' rises over Israel, won't return until 2037

The blue supermoon is the brightest and the largest full moon of 2023.

Rare 'blue supermoon' to rise this week, won't return until 2037

The coming full moon will be the brightest and the largest of 2023.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi

Netanyahu congratulates Indian PM on successful moon landing

India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully landed on the moon on Wednesday.

Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in historic moment for India

The successful landing marks its emergence as a space power as the government looks to spur investment in private space launches and related satellite-based businesses.

By REUTERS
23/08/2023

What did China's rover discover hidden under the moon's surface? - study

The find could prove that volcanic activity on the moon didn't end 1 billion years ago, but may still be active today.

Russia's Luna-25 smashes into moon in failure

Russia's moon mission failed after the Luna-25 spacecraft slammed into the moon.

20/08/2023

Russia's lunar lander hit by unspecified 'emergency situation'

The nature of the "emergency situation" and how it may impact the lander's landing on the moon is as of yet unclear.

20/08/2023

Russia launches lunar lander in race to find water on moon

The Russian lunar mission, the first since 1976, is racing against India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month, and more broadly with the United States and China.

By REUTERS
11/08/2023
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