As India's inaugural solar mission, Aditya-L1, begins its countdown towards the Sun, former International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield praised India's rising stature in the space sciences.

Former International Space Station commander hails India's rise as space power

The ambitious first mission to study the Sun has been launched by the Indian Space Research Organization. The Aditya L1 mission was due to launch on Saturday from Sriharikota's Satish Dhawan Space Center and travel for four months to Lagrange Point 1.

Aditya-L1: India's first sun mission launched successfully

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers on Saturday (September 2) congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of India's first solar mission Aditya L-1 to study the Sun.

India's ‘sunshine moment’: PM Modi, ministers congratulate ISRO for Aditya L-1 launch

Aditya-L1: Mission accomplished, India's solar mission in space

India is now heading for the sun, days after its successful journey to the moon. The Aditya-L1 spacecraft will be launched on September 2 in an effort to investigate the sun and its impact on space weather, according to the Indian Space Research Organization.

Aditya-L1: Mission to carry seven payloads to study the sun

The Vikram lander on Chandrayaan-3 observed a "natural" seismic event on the Moon, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday. According to the space agency, the motions of the rover and other payloads have been recorded by one lander payload, the Instrument for the Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA).

Chandrayaan-3's Vikram Lander detects unknown seismic activity on the moon

A glob of plasma and radiation that was blasted by an unexplained explosion on the sun's far side is expected to crash with Mars. According to researchers, if the solar storm strikes the Red Planet, it may cause weak UV auroras and even shred a portion of the Martian atmosphere.

After moon, India aims for the sun

India is counting down to the launch of Aditya L1, India is celebrating the record of 10 billion monthly UPI transaction, India is also celebrating its largest indigenous nuclear power plant. India is fast becoming 21st century's rising scientific power

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ISRO's latest feat continues to stun the whole world. India became the first country to land on the lunar south pole. But what makes the feat extraordinary is the fact that ISRO kept the budget so low that it was eclipsed by many Bollywood and Hollywood movie budgets. Watch this video to know how ISRO control its budget.

'Zero-based budgeting’ strategy: How ISRO keeps space missions so cost-effective

The moon is alive and kicking and it's shaking but don't worry it is a natural phenomenon - a natural one like earthquakes - there are tremors on the moon surface as well and it's called moonquakes.

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Ahead of Aditya-L1 Mission launch, ISRO chief S Somnath offered prayers at Chengalamma Parameshwari Temple in Tirupati district. India's first solar mission is scheduled to be launched on September 2.

ISRO Chief Offers Prayers At Chengalamma Temple Ahead Of Aditya-L1 Mission Launch

At 12.10 pm on Friday (Sept 1), the 23 hours 40 minutes countdown timer began ticking at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre spaceport in Sriharikota. At the end of this countdown, on Saturday noon, India's PSLV rocket in its XL variant will lift off from the first launchpad of India's spaceport, carrying the nation's maiden mission to study the sun.

ISRO commences countdown for launch of maiden sun mission Aditya-L1

The ISRO announced on Monday that the launch of Aditya-L1 will take place at 11:50 am on September 2, 2022. The spacecraft will take off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. ISRO has invited citizens "to witness the launch from the Launch View Gallery at Sriharikota".

Aditya-L1 mission: ISRO completes rehearsal successfully

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- India's Pragyan Rover which is on the Moon as part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission encountered a massive four-meter diameter crater on the lunar surface. The Rover has so far traversed around eight meters of the lunar surface since the Lander landed and will continue to study the moon's geology and atmosphere at the unexplored southern pole. It has a lifespan of only 14 Earth days that's equivalent to one lunar day and has 10 more days to go.

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyan rover stumbles upon giant crater on the moon's south pole

India made history on August 23, with Chandrayaan-3 landing successfully on the moon's south pole. For more perspective on how this impacts and helps India's emerging private space sector WION's correspondence Sidharth MP spoke to Pawan Goenka.

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Another lunar mission planned by ISRO and JAXA will take place in the near future. The LUPEX, or Lunar Polar Exploration, mission is scheduled to launch in 2024–2025. The procedure will get even more difficult as LUPEX investigates the permanently dark polar area of the Moon.

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Barely ten days after the successful soft-landing of the Chandrayaan-3 craft near the Lunar South Pole, the Indian space agency is ready for its next launch, on Saturday 2nd September at 11:50 am (Indian Standard Time).

Moon done, let's go study the Sun: ISRO to launch Aditya-L1 on September 2

ISRO is ready to launch its first mission to the Sun 'ADITYA-L1 MISSION'. India's first mission to the Sun is set for launch in September. The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point L1. What is Lagrange point?

Aditya-L1 mission: All about the Lagrange point L1, the location of ISRO's spacecraft on Sun

After successfully landing spacecraft on the moon’s South Pole, India is now aiming for the Sun. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now gearing up for its maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1.

After moon, ISRO aims for the Sun with its Aditya-L1 mission. Launch due in September | Check details

It is one of India's most ambitious space missions the race to land on the moon. India is set to make history by joining the elite space Club of Nations to land on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3 will land soon on Wednesday informed ISRO though its social media handle.

Chandrayaan-3: After soft-landing on moon, ISRO to study sun from afar

On Saturday, Indian Space Research Organization's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Center in Bengaluru's Peenya industrial district was visited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi met with Isro scientists there and expressed his congratulations on the Chandrayaan-3 lander's successful landing on the Moon's surface on August 23.

India: PM Modi lauds Chandrayaan-3 heroes, announces August 23 as 'National Space Day'

PM Modi salutes ISRO scientists: India celebrates Chandrayaan-3's success

On Saturday, the Indian Space Research Organization's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Center in Bengaluru's Peenya industrial district was visited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi met with Isro scientists there and expressed his congratulations on the Chandrayaan-3 lander's successful landing on the Moon's surface on August 23.

PM Modi visits ISRO after Chandrayaan-3 mission's success

PM Modi declared August 23 as 'National Space Day'

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