Chandrayaan-3's Vikram, rover Pragyan dead on the Moon?

New Delhi:The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has been unable to establish communication with the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, raising concerns about their operational status.

Despite repeated attempts, no signals have been received from the lunar explorers, which touched down on the uncharted lunar southern polar region on August 23 after a 40-day journey through space.The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover were put into sleep mode on September 2 after successfully completing their initial tasks.