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Here's why Chandrayaan 2's soft landing on the Moon will be the '15 most terrifying minutes' for ISRO
But, it won’t be easy. The craters may hold the key to a lot of unanswered questions a…
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Everything you need to know about Vikram, Chandrayaan 2's lander, as it lands on the Moon
Chandrayaan 2, India's second mission to Moon, is all set to land tonight between 1:30 am and 2:30 …
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ISRO has 14 days to contact Chandrayaan 2's 'tilted' but intact lander
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has spotted Chandrayaan 2's lunar lander on the Moon.…
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India's and Israel's moon-landing attempts both failed during descent - here's why the '15 minutes of terror' are so difficult
The mission's main spacecraft, Chandrayaan-2, has since spotted the Vikram lander's hapless hardwar…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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India failed in its attempt to be the 4th country to make a soft landing on the the moon when its lander crashed on the lunar surface
"We have found the location of Lander Vikram on the lunar surface and the Orbiter has clicked a the…
Sahar Esfandiari
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Jeff Bezos is rooting for India's Chandrayaan 2 to reach the Moon safe and sound
And, he’s rooting for India to reach the Moon safe and sound. The three modules of Chandr…
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India lost contact with its moon lander, and an astronomer thinks the spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface
"Those screens reported the spacecraft was 1.09 kilometers [0.6 miles] above the surface, traveling…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Dave Mo…
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Chandrayaan 2: India reveals the mystery behind Vikram lander but its location is still unknown
“Vikram lander hard-landed as reduction in velocity during its descent did not match with the de…
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India’s lunar lander finally breaks away from Chandrayaan 2 and starts its descent towards the Moon
India's lunar mission was off to a rocky start but now it's approaching its moment of truth. Ch…
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NASA's lunar probe is going to photograph the Indian moon lander today
According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Vikram isn’t broken — it’s only ly…
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Here's what Chandrayaan 2 is looking for on the Moon
In a highly challenging space venture, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is soft-landin…
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Moon landing drama: Play by play of ISRO losing communication with Chandrayaan 2's lander
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman had repeatedly stated that the 15 minutes …
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IN PICS: All pictures clicked by Chandrayaan 2's lander — Vikram
The LI4 camera on Vikram, the lander, sent this picture back to ISRO on 3 August 2019 after la…
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Chandrayaan 2 definitely reached the Moon but might have 'hard' news in store
All isn't lost for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The lunar lander, Vikram, which w…
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Here’s why it’s going to take 7 weeks for Chandrayaan 2 to reach the Moon
The satellite has to reach the Moon by September because the lander, Vikram and the rover, Pra…
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Chandrayaan 2 enters Moon’s orbit — play-by-play of how it happened
The entire maneuver took approximately 28 minutes to complete and the spacecraft is now starti…
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India set to celebrate first National Space Day on August 23
India is set to celebrate it's first National Space Day on August 23, 2024.