Chandrayaan-3 surprises again as its module swings back near the Moon

Chandrayaan-3 surprises again as its module swings back near the Moon

New Delhi: This week, the Chandrayaan-3’s Propulsion Module created fresh interest after it slipped back into the Moon’s gravity zone during its long Earth-bound orbit. What looked like a quiet post-mission phase has turned into an unexpected scientific opportunity, giving researchers a close look at how Earth and lunar gravity can reshape a drifting spacecraft’s path. What started as a simple return-orbit experiment has ended up becoming a cosm…