Astronomy Milestones of 2009 !

Discovery of Lunar Water traces by Chandrayaan-1 Rated as No.1 Astronomy Milestones of 2009 - Space.com, December 28, 2009.

Chandrayaan-1 Spinoff Technology for Detecting Water on Earth

Chandrayaan-1 Spinoff technologies to help identify water location in places like Rajasthan - The Hindu, December 14, 2009

SARA Instrument of Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft Confirms Origin of Lunar Water

How the Moon Produces Its Own Water - Science Daily, October 19, 2009.

Hydrogen offers a new way to study Moon - ESA Space Science, October 16, 2009.

SARA (Sub Kev Atom reflecting Analyser ) Instrument in Chandrayaan-1

Like a Big Sponge, Moon Absorbs Charged Particles to Produce Water - The Hindu, October 15, 2009.

The Water-generating Moon: SARA Instrument Onboard Chandrayaan-1 Spacecraft Confirms Solar Wind as Key Player in Generating Moon Water - AstronomyNow.com, October 15, 2009.

Chandrayaan-1 Finds Water In Lunar Surface

NASA Instrument Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) Reveal Traces of Water Molecules On Lunar Surface - NASA Press Release, September 24, 2009.

Character and Spatial Distribution of OH/H2O on the Surface of the Moon Seen by M3 on Chandrayaan-1 - Science, AAAS, September 24, 2009.

Chandrayaan-1 Finds Traces of Water on Moon - The Hindu, September 24, 2009.

Scientists Announce Evidence of Water on the Moon - AstronomyNow, September 25, 2009.

Indian Orbiter Produces Evidence for Water on Moon - Planetary.Org, September 25, 2009.

Remote Sensing of Moon - A Brief Analysis of Chandrayaan-1 Instruments Results - ISRO, September 25, 2009.

Lunar Surprise: A Secial Report on Chandrayaan-1 Mission and Results - Frontline Magazine, Oct. 23, 2009.

Science from Chandrayaan-1 Mission

Chandrayaan-1 X-Ray Spectrometer (C1XS) Detects Moon's Minerals as Solar Flares Shine its Surface - The Hindu, September 19, 2009.

Terrain Mapping Camera (TMC) Onboard Chandrayaan-1 Captures Halo Around Apollo-15 Landing Site Using Stereoscopic Views - Current Science, September 10, 2009.

Chandrayaan-1 Enables Study of Interaction between Solar Wind and a Planetary Body without a Magnetic Field - Space Daily, September 10, 2009.

Scientists Delighted Over Data Gathered by Chandrayaan-1 Mission - India Today, September 09, 2009.

Chandrayaan-1 Scientists Meet in Bangalore - ISRO PR, September 08, 2009.

American Astronautics Society (AIAA) Award for Chandrayann-1

Chandrayaan-1 Mission Receives American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 2009 Space Systems Award at SPACE 2009 Conference - AIAA Press Release, August 31, 2009.

American Astronautics Society Award for Chandrayaan-1 Team - Domain-b.com, September 01, 2009.

Space Systems Award for Chandrayaan-1 Mission - The Hindu, September 6, 2009.

Mission Over: Chandrayaan-1 Radio Communication with ISRO Lost

Moon's Heat hastened Indian Probe's demise - New Scientist, September 08, 2009.

India's First Moon Mission is a 'Mixed Success' - BBC Online, August 31, 2009.

Indian Scientists Hail Aborted Lunar Mission a Success - Space Daily, August 30, 2009.

Adieu, Chandrayaan-1 - The Hindu (editorial), August 30, 2009.

India's First Moon Mission is Over as Chandrayaan-1 loses Radio Communication with ISRO - The Hindu, August 29, 2009.

India's First Moon Mission 'Over': Space Agency - Sydney Morning Herald, August 29, 2009.

ISRO Announces Abrupt end of mission for Chandrayaan-1 - Hindustan Times, August 29, 2009.

Chandrayaan-1: ISRO Loses Contact and Claims Mission 'Over' - Times of India, August 29, 2009.