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August 23, 2023
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The New York Times

India Moon LandingIn Latest Moon Race, India Lands First in Southern Polar Region

Days after a Russian lunar landing failed, India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission is set to begin exploring an area of the moon that has yet to be visited. Watch live video here. Share full article. ISRO Official. 1.87M subscribers.

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Space.com

India on the moon! Chandrayaan-3 becomes 1st probe to land near lunar south pole

ISRO chairman Sreedhara Somanath said after the landing. “This success belongs to all of humanity and it will help moon missions by other countries in the future,” …

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Space.com

SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts will handle over 200 science experiments on ISS

SpaceX is poised to launch its Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) this week, ferrying four people who will continue ongoing research aboard the orbital lab. The launch, which will include a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Crew …

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Space.com

James Webb Space Telescope reveals active supermassive black holes were surprisingly rare in early universe

This relative absence of feeding supermassive black holes also suggests the teenage universe was more stable than previously thought. Comments (0). An illustration of a supermassive black hole. An illustration shows a supermassive black hole blasting …

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Space.com

We could start a settlement on Mars with just 22 people, scientists say

Using computer simulations, scientists also determined the personality types best suited for stays of up to 28 years on the Red Planet. Comments (0). people in spacesuits on the surface of mars surrounded by metal buildings.

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The New York Times

‘India Is on the Moon’: Lander’s Success Moves Nation to Next Space Chapter

Two visitors from India — a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan — landed in the southern polar region of the moon on Wednesday. The two robots, from a mission named Chandrayaan-3, make India the first country to ever reach this part of the …

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Space.com

See 1st photos of the moon’s south pole by India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander

The first images from India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission taken after the probe’s historic moon touchdown reveal a pockmarked surface near the lunar south pole. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) shared the images on X, formerly Twitter, …

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Space.com

SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts rehearse ahead of Aug. 25 launch (photos)

four astronauts and white and black spacesuits wave while sitting inside a space capsule. The four astronauts of SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station rehearse inside their Crew Dragon …

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CNN

India could become the fourth country ever to land a spacecraft on the moon

India’s spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 is shown following its July 14 launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh state. Aijaz Rahi/AP.

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CBS News

Russia launches space station cargo flight, setting stage for SpaceX crew launch Friday

Moving on from the Luna-25 moon lander crash, Russia launched a Progress cargo ship to the International Space Station on Tuesday, two-and-a-half days before a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is scheduled to take off from Florida with four station-bound …

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