Space missions rarely end when we think they do. Some of them have a gentle way of returning to the story, surprising us with new opportunities for science even after…
Tag: The Moon
What Happens on the Moon’s Surface When Something Jumps? Chandrayaan-3 Reveals the Truth
Written by Dr. Ananyo Bhattacharya, Research Fellow at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor , USA Have you ever wondered what would happen if someone jumped on the Moon’s surface? Would a cloud of…
The Greatest Battle Fought by the Lunar Ionosphere: Chandrayaan-3 Results
The instruments onboard Chandrayaan-3’s lander have provided the first-ever direct measurements of high plasma density near the Moon’s (/Lunar) surface, close to the south pole. This finding strongly supports the…