Artemis II is a triumph, but NASA’s ‘most ambitious’ mission carrying possible evidences of life may never returnNASA's ambitious Mars Sample Return mission plans to bring Martian rocks and soil to Earth. This project seeks to understand if Mars was, i...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
ISRO organises national science meet on Chandrayaan-4 Lunar Sample Return MissionISRO organized a national meeting concerning the Chandrayaan-4 mission, which aims to bring lunar samples back to Earth. The meeting, atten...
26 Apr, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
India is not far from sending astronauts to moon: Indian scientists community after Chandrayaan 4 announcementThe Indian scientific community is optimistic about sending a cosmonaut to the moon following the Union cabinet's approval of India's fourt...
19 Sep, 2024, 07.27 AM IST
What the Chinese discovered about the dark side of the moonChina's Chang'e-6 mission has successfully returned with lunar samples from the moon's far side, revealing distinct characteristics compare...
18 Sep, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Chinese scientists find traces of water in lunar soil brought by Chang'e-5 missionBased on lunar soil samples returned by Chang'e-5 mission in 2020, Chinese scientists have found a hydrated mineral "enriched" with molecul...
24 Jul, 2024, 05.10 PM IST
China's Chang'e-6 probe brings back first-ever samples from Moon's far sideThe development came after India in August 2023 became the first country to land near the little-explored lunar South Pole region when its ...
25 Jun, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
China's spacecraft takes off from far side of Moon to bring home first samplesChina's Chang'e-6 probe on Tuesday lifted off from the far side of the Moon for its journey back to Earth carrying the first rock samples e...
04 Jun, 2024, 02.22 PM IST
ISRO's Chandrayaan-4 to bring back Moon rocks and soil to Earth, use dual-rocket systemIndia's space agency, ISRO, is preparing for its next lunar mission, Chandrayaan-4, which aims to collect moon rocks and soil and bring the...
10 Apr, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
Isro gears up for Spadex mission, aims to transport both lunar samples and astronautsIsro achieves a milestone with Chandrayaan-3, showcasing prowess by returning a module from the Moon. With steps toward lunar sample retrie...
07 Dec, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
Isro planning a bigger, more challenging Chandrayaan-4. Here is India's ambitious planThe Chandrayaan-4 spacecraft will travel to the moon, land, collect samples, and then connect to another module in space. The module will t...
21 Nov, 2023, 01.20 PM IST
China says to share part of lunar samples with scientists from other countriesThe lunar samples will be mainly used for scientific research, Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the China National Space Administration, told a pr...
17 Dec, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
China's Chang'e-5 mission a success, spacecraft brings home first moon samples in 40 yearsThe spacecraft landed in Siziwang Banner in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at 1:59 AM (local time), according to the China...
17 Dec, 2020, 10.17 AM IST
China's Chang'e-5 completes first orbital correction en route to EarthThe Chang'e-5 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender and a returner was launched on November 24, and its lander-ascender combi...
14 Dec, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
China completes its first-ever docking in lunar orbitThe manoeuvre was part of the ambitious Chang'e-5 mission -- named after a mythical Chinese Moon goddess -- to bring back the first lunar s...
06 Dec, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
China's spacecraft takes off from moon with lunar samplesChina's Chang'e-5 probe, comprising an orbiter, a lander, an ascender, and a returner, was launched on November 24, and its lander-ascender...
04 Dec, 2020, 11.34 AM IST
China's Chang'e-5 probe drills moon's surface, collects samplesThe lander first drilled a 2-meter-deep hole, digging out soil, and sealed it up at 4:53 a.m. on Wednesday. Next, it will use its robotic a...
03 Dec, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
China successfully launches its first spacecraft to moon to collect samples, return to earthChina has successfully launched the Chang'e-5 lunar probe from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, stat...
24 Nov, 2020, 10.29 AM IST