The Lunar Space Race: Chandrayaan-3's Success and Russia's Decline

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India successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 probe near the moon's south pole, becoming the first nation to do so, following a failed attempt in 2019. Meanwhile, the Russian space agency had an unsuccessful landing attempt with the Luna-25 spacecraft. Landing on the moon has proven challenging, with recent failed missions by Israel and Japan. Scientists hope to find frozen water in the area, which could be used for future space missions. In other news, researchers have reconstructed music from people's brains and identified major wildfires as a cause of a mass extinction event in North America 13,000 years ago.
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- The Chandrayaan-3 moon landing is part of a new lunar space race Vox.com
- India's Moon Landing Highlights Legal Gray Zone for Lunar Mining The Wall Street Journal
- Putin's Pride Dented as India's Moon Landing Highlights Russia's Decline U.S. News & World Report
- Race for Moon's Resources Has Begun, Says Russia! How Does India, Chandrayaan Fit In? | Weather.com The Weather Channel
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