NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation in the 119th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat,’ celebrating India’s remarkable achievements in space exploration. He highlighted ISRO’s 100th rocket launch and praised the nation’s growing list of space milestones, including the successes of Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan, Aditya L-1, and the record-breaking launch of 104…
BENGALURU: India, whose lunar ambitions have been more clearly articulated now than a decade ago, is firing on all engines, with the National Space Commission clearing the fifth lunar mission – the Lunar Polar Exploration Mission or Lupex. The commission is the apex body that decides on space missions.Unlike missions Chandrayaan 1 to 4, this…
BENGALURU: New research led by a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) planetary scientist, Shuai Li, has led to a discovery that may help explain the origin of the water ice previously discovered in the lunar permanently shaded regions. The researchers analysed remote sensing data collected by Chandrayaan-1’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper instrument.University of Hawai‘i…
