Scientists discover rare meteorite relics in Chang’e-6 lunar samples

October 21, 2025 12:55 PM

Scientists discover rare meteorite relics in Chang’e-6 lunar samples

Chinese scientists studying lunar samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission have identified rare meteorite relics that could reshape our understanding of mass transfer in the Solar System. The study, published in the latest issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was led by a research team from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (GIG) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinhua news agency reported. The CI chondrites—a type of meteorite rich in water and organic mate...

PM Modi welcomes ISRO-JAXA collaboration for Chandrayaan-5 LUPEX mission

August 29, 2025 7:27 PM

PM Modi welcomes ISRO-JAXA collaboration for Chandrayaan-5 LUPEX mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the agreement between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for the Chandrayaan-5 mission under the Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) programme. The LUPEX mission, jointly developed by ISRO and JAXA, aims to explore the moon’s south pole and study its hidden resources, including water ice. Chandrayaan-5 will mark the fifth mission in India’s Chandrayaan series. Addressing a joint press b...