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After Chandrayaan-3 success, India gearing up for moon sample-return mission
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
India plans to bring moon samples back to Earth later in the 2020s with its Chandrayaan-4 mission.
India's Aditya-L1 sun probe spots 1st high-energy solar flare
By Rahul Rao published
India's newly launched Aditya-L1 sun-studying mission has already captured its first glimpse of a solar flare in high-energy X-rays.
India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander kicked up a 'halo' of dust visible from space
By Rahul Rao published
Photos taken from lunar orbit show India's Chandrayaan-3 moon landing produced "ejecta halo," a huge ring-shaped plume of moon dust that the Vikram lander's thrusters left in the lunar soil.
NASA, India to launch Earth-observing satellite in 2024
By Rahul Rao published
NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation are putting the finishing touches on the NISAR satellite, which will launch in 2024 to track how Earth's surface changes over time.
Fly along with India's crew capsule on crucial test flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
A new video shows you the historic Oct. 21 test flight of India's new crew capsule from the spacecraft's perspective.
India launches test flight for future Gaganyaan astronaut mission (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
India conducted a historic test of its crew capsule early Saturday morning (Oct. 21), taking a big step toward future astronaut flights.
India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory on course for its sunny parking spot 1 million miles from Earth
By Andrew Jones published
India's first solar observatory has made a trajectory correction maneuver to ensure it is on course for a special point in space where it will observe the sun.
India to launch test flight on Oct. 21 for future Gaganyaan astronaut mission
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Gaganyaan translates to "celestial vehicle" and is a mission to bring Indian astronauts to space.
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