moon
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NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Spots India’s Historic Landing Site on the Moon
India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander was spotted on the Moon just a few days after touching down on its cratered surface near the lunar south pole. NASA’s trusty Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured images of the Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon’s surface on August 27, revealing an overhead view of the Vikram lander surrounded by a…
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After a Moon Hop, India’s Lunar Lander Takes a Nap
The lander and rover duo entered their scheduled sleep mode as the Sun set on the lunar south pole.
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What to Know About Tonight’s ‘Super Blue Moon’
The supermoon is the second this month after August 1’s ‘Sturgeon Moon’.
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India’s Lunar Mission Captures Images of Far Side of the Moon Ahead of Historic Landing
India’s space agency is gearing up for a lunar touchdown, hoping to stick the landing this time after a failed first attempt nearly four years ago. The Chandrayaan-3 mission got its first glimpse of the lunar far side as it inches its way closer to the Moon’s dusty surface. The spacecraft is scheduled to land…