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Chandrayaan completes lander separation

Last week ISRO’s Chandrayaan - 3 successfully completed the separation of the lander from the propulsion module. This is one of the final stages before landing on the moon. The lander called Vikram is set to land on the moon on the 23rd of August. If it lands successfully, it will put India among the top 3 countries to land on the moon.

Luna-25 crashes on the moon's surface

Russia’s prestigious Luna-25 moon mission crashed onto the moon's surface today. The signs of disaster were first seen when the experts on Earth lost communications with the spacecraft yesterday. Due to this loss of communication, the craft was unable to enter the necessary orbit required and thus crashed onto the moon’s surface. The last time Russia successfully launched a mission to the moon was the luna 24 mission in 1976.

Hubble finds massive galaxy cluster

James Webb isn’t the only active telescope, Hubble is making discoveries too. Last week it found a massive cluster of galaxies 2.6 Billion light years away from the Earth. The galaxy cluster is called Abell 3322.