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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) after Vikram lost contact 2.1 kilometres before it was supposed to land on the lunar south pole 

The much awaited moment of Chandrayaan 2’s moon landing was met with bated breath and a deafening silence as ISRO broke the news that they had lost contact with the lander - Vikram. Prime Minister Modi has extended his support to the scientists and will address the nation at 8 am. 

PM Narendra Modi to scientists at ISRO: “There are ups and downs in life. This is by no means a small achievement. The nation swells with pride. This is indeed great service to the nation, science and mankind. I am with you.”

It’s a proud moment for India as Chandrayaan-2 will soft-land on the lunar surface of the moon in a few hours from now. It was launched on July 22.

While ISRO scientists wait for the soft-landing of Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander on the moon, scientists now recall the nail-biting experience during the launch of India’s first lunar mission. 
 

The lander on the Chandrayan 2 mission is called Vikram, named after Vikram Sarabhai. He was an Indian scientist, physicist, and astronomer. He is also known as the Father of the Indian Space Program.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named a crater on Pluto after Indian scientist Bishun Khare. Here are interesting facts about the scientist who made the country proud

 

Manasi Joshi has become a household name after she won a gold at the Para-Badminton Championships. She was six when she started playing badminton with her father, a retired scientist from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.

 

ISRO has scheduled the soft landing of the Vikram lander for September 7. Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bengaluru would be engaged in this process which is expected to be completed by 1:55am.

Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change.
 

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is an award-winning Indian physicist, industrialist and innovator. Today’s Google doodle celebrates the 100th birth anniversary of this Indian scientist.
 

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam had been a friend to his students, a brilliant scientist, who made India more powerful, and a beloved President to all Indians
 

BJP leader BS Yediyurappa has been sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka at the Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru today and celebrations have already begun outside his residence. Scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) have discovered 28 new variable stars in the Milky Way galaxy. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines from across the country. 
 

According to reports, the ARIES team of researchers performed photometric observations of the globular cluster NGC 4147 using 3.6-metre Devasthal Optical Telescope (DOT) established in 2016 near Nainital.
 

Minutes after the successful launch of GSLV- MkIII-M1 in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on Monday (July 22), several politicians praised ISRO. The mission's success brought in massive relief for ISRO scientists after the July 15 launch was called off following a technical glitch in the rocket.