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SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

S26E103: India's Lunar Landing // Russian Spacecraft Crash // Neptune’s Disappearing Clouds

Aug 28, 2023
India becomes the fourth nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon while attempting to reach the south pole. Meanwhile, Russia's Lunar25 mission crashes during its landing. Furthermore, there is a puzzling disappearance of clouds on Neptune. The podcast also covers topics such as a new highly mutated variant of COVID-19, the upcoming bushfire season, bronze age diets, and the controversial use of facilitated communication in autism research.
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  • India becomes the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon, marking the first landing near the lunar South Pole.
  • Neptune's clouds have drastically disappeared, likely due to the influence of the sun's 11-year solar cycle.

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India Lands its First Mission on the Moon and Reaches the South Pole First

India has become the fourth nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon and the first to do so near the lunar South Pole. The Chandrayaan-3 mission, consisting of a lander and a lunar rover, touched down at the designated landing site. This achievement comes shortly after Russia's lunar 25 spacecraft crashed during its own South Pole landing attempt.

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