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Chandrayaan 2: NASA attempting to make contact with India’s moon lander Vikram​

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is reportedly sending radio signals to Vikram in an attempt to get it to communicate.

Chandrayaan 2: 'India is with you', Modi tells ISRO scientists

The much-anticipated Chandrayaan 2 suffered a heart-breaking setback as all contact was lost with the lander seconds before it was due to...

Chandrayaan 2 set for historic moon landing tonight, PM Modi to watch live

India’s mission to the moon, Chandrayaan 2 is scheduled to make a soft landing on the lunar surface at 1.55 am Indian Standard Time (IST)...

A step closer to the moon: Lander successfully separates from Chandrayaan 2 orbiter

India moved another step closer to landing on the moon as lander 'Vikram' successfully separated from the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter today.

First image of the moon captured by Chandrayaan 2

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday tweeted the first image of the moon as captured by Chandrayaan 2.

Chandrayaan 2 successfully enters lunar orbit, now days away from moon landing

India’s second lunar mission, Chandrayaan 2 has successfully entered the moon’s orbit after a complex, make-or-break manoeuvre by the...

Chandrayaan 2 exits Earth’s orbit, heads towards the moon

India’s much celebrated and ambitious lunar mission Chandrayaan 2 has left the earth’s orbit and is heading towards the moon.

India launches mission to the moon with Chandrayaan 2

India is off to the moon with the 3840-kilogram Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft that was launched into an earth orbit on Monday.