Indian spacecraft Aditya-L1 breaks free from Earth's influence, embarks on solar mission

India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft, on a mission to observe the sun's outermost layers, has crossed a significant milestone by escaping "the sphere of Earth's influence" and entering a stable halo orbit around the sun. This comes after the recent disappointment of India's moon rover failing to awaken. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) stated that this is the second time they have sent a spacecraft beyond Earth's influence, with the first being the Mars Orbiter Mission. India has been making significant strides in space exploration, becoming the first Asian nation to orbit Mars in 2014 and landing a craft near the lunar south pole in August.