On Aug. 23, India's Chandrayaan-3 became the first mission to successfully land near the moon's south pole. But why is this dark, shadowy area so important to space agencies?

Future lunar missions may have an easier time extracting water ice than previously believed, thanks to new findings from India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander. The research suggests that certain high ...

PRL Ahmedabad researchers use Chandrayaan-3 data to discover more accessible water ice on the moon, affecting future exploration and habitation strategies.

The results suggest higher latitudes on the moon with slopes that face its poles share conditions similar to those at Chandrayaan-3's landing site.

Chandrayaan-3's Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) achieved unprecedented in-situ temperature measurements at the Moon's south pole, revealing higher than expected surface ...

Launched on July 14, Chandrayaan-3 was the result of ISRO doubling down on its bet on lunar landing after the unfortunate crash of its Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019.

An Indian spacecraft became the first to land on the rugged, unexplored south pole of the moon in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power.

India's Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first space mission to land near the south pole of the Moon "India is now on the Moon," announces PM Narendra Modi immediately after the Vikram lander touches ...

India's Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan is parked near the moon’s south pole, waiting in the dark to be reactivated by the space agency ISRO during the next lunar sunrise Sept. 22.