Moon

Chandrayaan-1 captures images that indicate possible impact of Earth's atmosphere on Moon

Chandrayaan was launched aboard PSLV C-11 on October 22, 2008, which was an XL variant of ISRO's PSLV, one of world's most reliable launchers. 

Sep 06, 2020, 19:21 PM IST

Moon is rusting even without liquid, water, oxygen on its surface: Research

While Mars has long been known for its rust due to the Iron, water, and oxygen on its surface, scientists were recently surprised to find evidence that the airless Moon has rust on it as well.

Sep 03, 2020, 10:54 AM IST

NASA offers $35,000 prize money for designing toilet for Artemis astronauts on moon

NASA said that the astronauts exploring on the Moon will need a smaller, lighter, simpler toilet inside their lunar lander, because every ounce of mass on the lander is carefully allocated.

Jun 27, 2020, 13:51 PM IST

NASA seeks US citizens for 8-month isolation study for Moon, Mars mission

The international space agency said that it is looking for people who are 30-55 years old and are proficient in both Russian and English languages.

May 25, 2020, 13:54 PM IST

Eid-ul-Fitr 2020 moon sighting live, chand raat in India: Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Srinagar, Lucknow, Patna, Jaipur, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Jammu

Muslims in Gulf countries have been observing fast since April 24, after the Ramadan moon was sighted on April 23. Saturday, i.e. May 23 is the 29th day of Ramadan in the region. 

May 23, 2020, 16:22 PM IST

Moon to occult Mars before sunrise on February 18

If the sky is clear on the morning of Tuesday, February 18th, you could see Mars wink out as the Moon passes in front of the Red Planet in what is known as an occultation.

Feb 15, 2020, 14:32 PM IST

Japanese billionaire no longer looking for a girlfriend to travel to the moon and his reason is legit!

He has cited 'personal reasons' to quit the plan but do you know as many as 27,722 women applied for the show.

Jan 30, 2020, 20:36 PM IST

ISRO releases new 3D images of a crater on Moon`s surface captured by Chandrayaan-2

TMC-2 provides images (0.4μm to 0.85μm) at 5m spatial resolution & stereo triplets (fore, nadir and aft views) from a 100 km orbit for preparing Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the complete lunar surface.

Nov 14, 2019, 10:41 AM IST

The final call: ISRO makes last attempts to connect with Chandrayaan 2's Vikram Lander before Lunar Night falls

Once the Lunar night falls, the lander – which is designed to operate on solar power – will receive no sunlight to generate energy.

Sep 21, 2019, 08:43 AM IST

Humans will learn how to live and operate on celestial bodies: NASA on Artemis moon mission

United States' space agency NASA took to microblogging site Twitter and said that its Artemis moon mission programme aims to explore the possibility of humans living and operating on other celestial bodies.  This comes as NASA had donned the task of answering some of the frequently asked questions related to its manned moon mission- Artemis.

Sep 19, 2019, 11:12 AM IST

DNA: Non Stop News, 07 September, 2019

This segment of DNA brings to you important stories of the day. Watch this video for more info.

Sep 07, 2019, 21:48 PM IST

Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission continues, 'cutting-edge science' expected from Orbiter

Though Chandrayaan-2 was not able to soft-land on the moon as it was planned by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) but the mission in totality has achieved 90-95% success, says ISRO.

Sep 07, 2019, 20:56 PM IST

Deshhit: Watch top 20 Deshhit news of today

This segment of Zee News brings to you top 20 news stories of the day. Watch this video for more information.

Sep 07, 2019, 20:50 PM IST

Chandrayaan-2: Landing expected to take place between 1.30am and 2.30am

The soft landing of Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander on the lunar surface is scheduled between 1:30 am to 2:30 am on Saturday.

Sep 07, 2019, 00:36 AM IST

Chandrayaan-2 landing: PM Modi reaches Bengaluru to witness historic event

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at Bengaluru Airport where he was received by Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddiyurappa. He will reach ISRO centre in Bengaluru tonight ahead of landing of Chandrayaan-2 on the moon.

Sep 06, 2019, 23:26 PM IST

DNA: ‘Chandrayaan-2’ is all set to land on the Moon; Here's the analysis

Chandrayaan 2, India's second moon mission, is slated to create history early Saturday when its 'Vikram' module makes a soft landing on moon's south polar region. Watch this video to know more.

Sep 06, 2019, 22:58 PM IST

DNA: Non Stop News, 06 September, 2019

This segment of DNA brings to you important stories of the day. Watch this video for more info.

Sep 06, 2019, 21:40 PM IST

Reaching the dark side of the moon: India's Chandrayaan-2 set to land after midnight

India is all set to create history after midnight, as the Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander is scheduled to land on the surface of the moon between 1:30 AM to 2:30 AM on Saturday. Watch this video to know more.

Sep 06, 2019, 21:20 PM IST

Deshhit: Pakistan not happy with India's most ambitious space mission Chandrayaan-2

Pakistan not happy with India's most ambitious space mission Chandrayaan-2. Watch this video to know more.

Sep 06, 2019, 21:06 PM IST

Chandrayaan-2 to land on Moon: PM Modi to be present at ISRO headquarters

Chandrayaan 2, India's second moon mission, is slated to create history early Saturday when its 'Vikram' module makes a soft landing on moon's south polar region. Watch this video to know more.

Sep 06, 2019, 20:54 PM IST