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Chandrayaan-3 detects a moonquake

Una representación del aterrizador indio Vikram con el rover Pragyan, que juntos forman la sonda Chandrayaan-3

Indian probe Chandrayaan-3, which landed on the lunar south pole on August 23rd, has detected a moonquake after decades

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted Chandrayaan-3

The Indian lunar lander Chandrayaan-3 is visible at the center of this image, captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on August 27, 2023. The dark shadow of the lander is visible against the bright halo surrounding the vehicle. Credit: NASA

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 landed near the South Pole

Chandrayaan-3 measures temperature at the lunar South Pole

First image of the lunar lander Vikram from the Chandrayaan 3 mission on the lunar surface, captured by the mission's rover Pragyan at the South Pole of the Moon. Credit: ISRO

Indian probe Chandrayaan-3, landed at the lunar South Pole, is conducting its first planned experiments with the rover Pragyan

Chandrayaan-3 probe lands on the Moon

Indian probe Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Moon on August 23 at 12:33 GMT near the south pole of our satellite

Russian lander Luna-25 has crashed on the Moon

Impact point of the Luna-25 lander on the surface of the Moon

Russian space agency Roscosmos has announced to the world that the Luna-25 lander has crashed on the surface of the Moon

Chinese lunar rocket will be ready by 2027

Race to the moon also captivates Beijing, which is testing the engines that will equip the first Chinese lunar rocket ready in 2027

Chandrayaan-3 vs Luna-25, Race to the Moon

On the left, the Russian spacecraft Luna-25 during pre-launch preparations. On the right: the Chandrayaan 3 lunar lander and rover from the Indian Space Research Organization. Credit: ISRO

The two space missions, Chandrayaan-3 and Luna-25, aim to land near the lunar south pole in the coming days

Heat shield mounted on Orion for Artemis 2 mission

The installation of the thermal shield for the Orion spacecraft has been recently completed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA

NASA technicians at Kennedy Space Center have completed the assembly of the heat shield on Orion, which is part of the Artemis 2 mission

Light Bender robot will aid the Artemis missions

Light Bender will use robots to provide solar light to the solar panels in the dark areas of the Moon during the Artemis missions. Credit: Maxar

Company Maxar will produce robots, called Light Bender, to reflect sunlight in the dark areas of the Moon during the Artemis missions

SPIDER: Seismographs of Artemis Missions

A rendering of Fleet Space's SPIDER, a three-component seismic station intended to be deployed at the South Pole of the Moon. Credit: Fleet Space

Fleet Space is developing a network of seismographs, named SPIDER, to detect earthquakes on the Moon during the Artemis missions