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India Smashes Probe Into Moon

Landmark trip gathered data on lunar surface

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 15, 2008 7:46 AM CST

(Newser) – India’s Moon Impact Probe, decorated with the country’s colors, was a smashing success for India's space program when it rammed into the moon’s surface today, Bloomberg reports. The green, white, and orange probe hurtled downward for half an hour, gathering data on...   Read full story »

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