The Aditya-L1 solar probe is seen at an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facility prior to its launch. (Photo: ISRO)BENGALURU - India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1, has reached its destination within the anticipated four-month timeframe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Named after the Hindi word for the sun, the mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) follows the first successful landing of any kind on the moon’s south pole, after a Russian attempt failed. The mission to study the sun is among several projects that ISRO has lined up through the year. Key among them is its first human space mission and a low-Earth orbit observatory system jointly developed with NASA, called Nisar.

Source: Bangkok Post January 06, 2024 23:01 UTC