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India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover Pragyan snaps 1st photo of its lander near the lunar south pole
By Tereza Pultarova published
India's Pragyan moon rover photographed its mothership, the Vikram lander, for the first time as the two continue their exploration halfway through the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover reveals surprising sulfur find in lunar south pole soil
By Rahul Rao published
An instrument aboard the mission’s Pragyan rover has found traces of sulfur within the lunar south pole’s soil.

India to name Chandrayaan-3's moon landing site 'Shiv Shakti Point'
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Chandrayaan-3's landing site near the moon's south pole will be named Shiv Shakti Point, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday (Aug. 26).

India's Chandrayaan-3 takes the moon's temperature near lunar south pole for 1st time
By Monisha Ravisetti published
Chandrayaan-3 creates first temperature profile near the moon's south pole; ISRO offers more updates on the historic lunar mission.

Pragyan, Vikram, Vikas: How did India's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission get its names?
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
As India steadily establishes its roots in space exploration, Sanskrit, whose use sharply declined after the 13th century, seems to be once again coming into the limelight.

Watch Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover take its '1st steps' on the moon (video)
By Tereza Pultarova published
Watch India's Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover step onto the moon's surface for the first time and have its picture taken from orbit.

Why Chandrayaan-3 landed near the moon's south pole — and why everyone else wants to get there too
By Robert Lea published
On Aug. 23, India's Chandrayaan-3 became the first mission to successfully land near the moon's south pole. But why is this dark, shadowy area so important to space agencies?

What's next for India's Chandrayaan-3 mission on the moon?
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission landed near the moon's south pole on Wednesday (Aug. 23). Its expected lifetime is one lunar day, or two Earth weeks, until the sun sets on the moon.
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