India Launches First Solar Observation Mission: Aditya-L1
In a groundbreaking moment, India has embarked on its inaugural solar observation mission, Aditya-L1, mere days after achieving a historic feat by becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the Moon's south pole. The Aditya-L1 mission commenced from the launch pad at Sriharikota at 11:50 India time (06:20 GMT) on a recent Saturday. This remarkable spacecraft is set to journey 1.5 million kilometers (932,000 miles) away from Earth, which represents just 1% of the vast Earth-Sun distance. The...