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Wolf Moon Supermoon 2026: Rare January Full Moon Near Perihelion Lights Up the Sky
Skywatchers will be treated to a striking celestial event on January 3, 2026, as the Wolf Moon rises as a supermoon near Earth’s perihelion. Appearing larger and brighter than usual, the full Moon will climb the eastern sky at dusk, accompanied by the brilliant planet Jupiter. This rare alignment—last seen more than a century ago—offers a viv...
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Supermoon Tonight: Time It Will Be Visible In India And How To Watch
Supermoon occurs when the Moon's orbit is closest (known as perigee) to Earth at the same time the Moon is full.
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ISRO Successfully Completes Fifth Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft
ISRO on Tuesday successfully performed the fifth orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) here.
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ISRO Successfully Completes 4th Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre Of Chandrayaan-3
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully performed the fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) here.
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ISRO Successfully Completes Third Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft
ISRO on Tuesday stated that it had successfully performed the third orbit-raising manoeuvre for the recently launched Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, ahead of the expected landing on August 23. The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon was launched on July 14 and the fourth Earth-bound perigee firing is scheduled to take place on July 20, according to the sp...
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July Supermoon Today, Moon Will Be 21,000 Km Closer To Earth
A full moon during perigee will appear 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than a full moon during apogee.
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ISRO Conducts 'Extremely Challenging' Controlled Re-Entry Experiment of Aged MT-1 Satellite
ISRO, or the Indian Space Research Organisation has announced that it carried out a controlled re-entry experiment of its aged Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) satellite successfully. The final impact region estimated for the MT-1 satellite is in the deep Pacific Ocean, within the expected latitude and longitude boundaries, according to ISRO.
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'Buck' Moon to Shine on July 13, Largest Supermoon of 2022; How to Watch Online
The "Buck" supermoon will be visible on July 13, after the moon is at its closest to the Earth for the year 2022 at 2:30pm IST on Wednesday. The moon will approach a perigee distance of 357,264 kilometres away from Earth. With July 13 also being the date of a full moon, people across the planet will be able to see the biggest supermoon of the year ...
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Chandrayaan-2's Vikram Lander Completes Second De-Orbiting Manoeuvre Ahead of Historic Landing: ISRO
Moon lander Vikram is scheduled for a powered-descent between 1am and 2am on September 7.
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Supermoon Sunday: All You Need To Know About The Celestial Event
It's Supermoon Sunday. The full moon is at perigee, the point in its orbit when it's closest to the earth. The only visible Supermoon of 2017 will be observable to the entire world.
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Wolf Moon Supermoon 2026: Rare January Full Moon Near Perihelion Lights Up the Sky
Skywatchers will be treated to a striking celestial event on January 3, 2026, as the Wolf Moon rises as a supermoon near Earth’s perihelion. Appearing larger and brighter than usual, the full Moon will climb the eastern sky at dusk, accompanied by the brilliant planet Jupiter. This rare alignment—last seen more than a century ago—offers a viv...
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Supermoon Tonight: Time It Will Be Visible In India And How To Watch
Supermoon occurs when the Moon's orbit is closest (known as perigee) to Earth at the same time the Moon is full.
-
ISRO Successfully Completes Fifth Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft
ISRO on Tuesday successfully performed the fifth orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) here.
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ISRO Successfully Completes 4th Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre Of Chandrayaan-3
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully performed the fourth orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) here.
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ISRO Successfully Completes Third Orbit-Raising Manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft
ISRO on Tuesday stated that it had successfully performed the third orbit-raising manoeuvre for the recently launched Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, ahead of the expected landing on August 23. The Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon was launched on July 14 and the fourth Earth-bound perigee firing is scheduled to take place on July 20, according to the sp...
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July Supermoon Today, Moon Will Be 21,000 Km Closer To Earth
A full moon during perigee will appear 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than a full moon during apogee.
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ISRO Conducts 'Extremely Challenging' Controlled Re-Entry Experiment of Aged MT-1 Satellite
ISRO, or the Indian Space Research Organisation has announced that it carried out a controlled re-entry experiment of its aged Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) satellite successfully. The final impact region estimated for the MT-1 satellite is in the deep Pacific Ocean, within the expected latitude and longitude boundaries, according to ISRO.
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'Buck' Moon to Shine on July 13, Largest Supermoon of 2022; How to Watch Online
The "Buck" supermoon will be visible on July 13, after the moon is at its closest to the Earth for the year 2022 at 2:30pm IST on Wednesday. The moon will approach a perigee distance of 357,264 kilometres away from Earth. With July 13 also being the date of a full moon, people across the planet will be able to see the biggest supermoon of the year ...
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Chandrayaan-2's Vikram Lander Completes Second De-Orbiting Manoeuvre Ahead of Historic Landing: ISRO
Moon lander Vikram is scheduled for a powered-descent between 1am and 2am on September 7.
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Supermoon Sunday: All You Need To Know About The Celestial Event
It's Supermoon Sunday. The full moon is at perigee, the point in its orbit when it's closest to the earth. The only visible Supermoon of 2017 will be observable to the entire world.
