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Ex-ISRO chief Dr K Sivan is now chairman of IIT Indore's board of governors

Eminent space scientist and former ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan has been appointed as the chairman of the board of governors of IIT Indore for three years, the institute said in a release on Thursday. Dr Sivan replaces Professor Deepak B Phatak whose tenure ended on August 21, said the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, which introduced a course in Space Science and Engineering this year. The Bengaluru-headquartered Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) catapulted India to an elite league of nations after the success of its lunar exploration mission Chandrayaan-3. India also became the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the Moon's south pole. Dr Sivan headed ISRO from 2018 to 2022 and was in charge of its Chandrayaan-2 mission that was launched on July 22, 2019. IIT Indore Director Prof Suhas Joshi said they were delighted and excited to have Dr Sivan, an alumnus of IISc Bangalore and IIT Bombay, as the chairman of the board of governors. There could no

Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover confirms sulphur in lunar region: Isro

Another instrument onboard the Chandrayaan-3 mission's rover 'Pragyan' has confirmed the presence of sulphur in the lunar region by deploying a different technique, ISRO said on Thursday. The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectroscope (APXS) has detected sulphur, as well as other minor elements on the Moon, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said in a social media post. "This finding by Ch-3 compels scientists to develop fresh explanations for the source of Sulphur (S) in the area: intrinsic?, volcanic?, meteoritic?,......?" read the post. ISRO also released a video of the rover rotating in search of a safe route. The rotation was captured by a lander imager camera. "It feels as though a child is playfully frolicking in the yards of Chandamama, while the mother watches affectionately. Isn't it?" ISRO quipped in the social media post. The space agency released a video showing an automated hinge mechanism rotating the 18 cm tall APXS, aligning the detector head to be ...

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Who is Vyommitra? The female robot Isro is sending on Gaganyaan mission

The second phase of the Gaganyaan mission will launch a female space-faring humanoid robot, Vyommitra

Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover clicks photos of Vikram lander; check here

Chandrayaan-3: Earlier, Isro said that the rover has unambiguously confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface near the south pole

Chandrayaan-3 mission: Here's a list of key findings made on moon's surface

On August 30, the laser-induced breakdown spectroscope instrument onboard the Pragyan rover confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar surface near the South Pole

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Chandrayaan-3 rover confirms the presence of Sulphur in lunar surface

LIBS is a scientific technique that analyses the composition of materials by exposing them to intense laser pulses

Isro's Aditya-L1: India's First Sun Observatory Set for September Launch

Aditya-L1, India's premier space observatory focused on the Sun, is primed for its launch come early September. Watch the video to know about Isro's next mission.

Pragyan Rover comes across 4-meter diameter crater on lunar surface: Isro

ISRO said that the rover is now safely heading on a new path

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All you need to know about Aditya L-1, Isro's mission to study the Sun

Isro's head S Somanath said that the Aditya-L1 mission, which is all about studying the Sun, is all set to begin its voyage next on September 2

Chandrayaan-3 landing site called Shiv Shakti: Who names sites on the Moon?

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the touchdown point of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon as Shivshakti Point, we explain how these spots are termed and who names them

Solar mission Aditya-L1 to be launched on Sept 2 from Sriharikota: Isro

Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed to provide remote observations of the solar corona and in-situ observations of the solar wind at L1, which is about 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth

Rajasthan: Scientists were sent to jail under Congress, says BJP leader

BJP leader CP Joshi slams CM Ashok Gehlot's comments praising Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru for Chandrayaan-3's successful landing

Isro's missions and accomplishments

Isro was founded in 1969. It is renowned globally for cost-effective missions, setting a high standard for other agencies. Watch the video to know about it's missions and accomplishments. >

10 days left, race against time now: Isro scientists monitor experiments

The scientist said that "real work" starts only after a soft landing on the moon's surface

Cong slams those unable to digest contribution of Nehru in setting up Isro

The Congress has hit out at those "unable to digest the contribution" of Jawaharlal Nehru that led to the setting up of ISRO and asserted that the India's first prime minister used to encourage the scientific approach. The Congress and the BJP have been engaged in a war of words over Nehru and other Congress prime ministers' contribution to India's space programme with the opposition party highlighting its leaders' efforts while the ruling party asserts that major strides have been made in this sector post 2014. In a post on X on Sunday, Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh said, "Nehru used to promote scientific approach. Those who are unable to digest his contribution in the setting up of ISRO should listen to his speech on the foundation day of TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)." Ramesh also shared a video from Nehru's speech at the event. "Unlike the person who gave knowledge about the science of clouds providing a shield from radar, he (Nehru)

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Tripura CM applauds Mann Ki Baat episode, mentions Chandrayaan-3 achievers

What stood out, however, was the acknowledgement of the two scientists from Tripura who are integral to the Chandrayaan 3 mission, the Chief Minister said