Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2023 July 19
   [2]A rocket is seen after lift-off with a long smoke plume. The rocket
    is captured against a blue sky and has gone through a cloud deck. In
        the foreground is an empty tan-colored field. Please see the
                 explanation for more detailed information.

                     Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon
         Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Sruthi Suresh ([4]Space Group)

   Explanation: [5]Birds don't fly this high. [6]Airplanes don't go this
   fast. The [7]Statue of Liberty weighs less. No [8]species other than
   [9]human can even comprehend [10]what is going on, nor could any
   [11]human just a [12]millennium ago. The launch of a [13]rocket bound
   for space is an event that [14]inspires awe and challenges description.
   Pictured here last week, the [15]Indian Space Research Organization's
   [16]LVM3 rocket [17]blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on
   [18]Sriharikota Island, [19]India. From a standing start, the 600,000+
   kilogram [20]rocket ship lifted the massive [21]Chandrayaan-3 off the
   Earth. The [22]Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to reach the Moon in
   late August and land a [23]robotic rover near the [24]lunar South Pole.
   [25]Rockets bound for space are now [26]launched from somewhere on
   Earth [27]every few days.

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