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Chandrayaan-2 maps sodium content on Moon’s surface

October 10, 2022

For the first time, the spectrometer on Chandrayaan-2 mapped abundance of sodium on the moon. Key facts The x-ray spectrometer called CLASS (Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer) aboard the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter detected a large amount of sodium on the ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

NASA takes Chandrayaan’s Water Discovery to a step higher

October 27, 2020

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA has found the presence of water on the sun lit surface of the Moon. The presence of water was found by the spacecraft SOFIA. Earlier, ISRO Chandrayaan 1 confirmed the presence of water ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

India’s first private Space Science Museum opened in Hyderabad

August 16, 2019

India’s first private Space Science Museum has opened in Hyderabad to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Birla Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute (BACRI). It is a collaborative effort between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the B M ..

ISRO announces that India’s second mission to moon

June 17, 2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently announced that India’s second mission to the moon – Chandrayaan-2 – will be launched on July 15 at 2.15 AM from Sriharikota. This particular mission is an advancement of Chandrayaan-1, which was ..

Ex ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar conferred France’s Highest Civilian Honour

May 3, 2019

On 2 May 2019 former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman A S Kiran Kumar was awarded France’s highest civilian honour ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur’ (or National Order of the Legion of Honour) by France’s Ambassador ..

Ex ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar conferred France's Highest Civilian Honour

May 3, 2019