China discovers rare moon crystal containing potential fuel for future fusion energyChinese researchers found a rare crystal, Changesite-(Y), on the Moon. It contains helium-3, a key ingredient for nuclear fusion. Helium-3 ...
08 Aug, 2025, 10.09 AM IST
NASA study reveals why the Moon’s near and far sides tell very different stories and how it influences EarthNASA's GRAIL mission reveals the Moon's two sides are strikingly different, with the nearside being warmer and more volcanically active tha...
15 May, 2025, 02.30 PM IST
Moon had oceans? ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 uncovers lunar's oceanic mysteryISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission data supports the Moon's once molten state, suggesting it was covered in a magma ocean. Measurements from the ...
22 Aug, 2024, 02.21 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
Chandrayaan-1 may have found how water appeared on the MoonThe researchers found that these electrons are breaking down rocks and minerals on the Moon, potentially aiding in the formation of water. ...
15 Sep, 2023, 01.52 PM IST
China plans to send two rockets for crewed moon landingBoth the rockets will enter the moon's orbit and after a successful docking the astronauts will enter the lunar lander to descend onto the ...
12 Jul, 2023, 11.35 AM IST
Moon Mission: Chinese scientists claim discovery of new moon mineral. All you need to knowIn a statement last week, China's Communist Party claimed Chinese scientists had discovered a new mineral on the Moon. Upon finding a lunar...
13 Sep, 2022, 07.14 PM IST
India’s Moonshot: All about Chandrayaan-2With Chandrayaan-2, India will become the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to land a spacecraft on the moon.
23 Jul, 2019, 06.57 AM IST
How Chandrayaan 2 will add more teeth to ISRO's capabilitiesChandrayaan 2 will be testing some technologies for the first time, including mineral and water prospecting.
15 Jun, 2019, 12.05 AM IST
- Moon's water may be widely distributed: Study
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) A new analysis of data from India's Chandrayaan-1 mission and NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests that M...
24 Feb, 2018, 11.22 AM IST
- Scientists spot new evidence of water on Moon
New York, July 25 (IANS) Numerous volcanic deposits distributed across the surface of the Moon contain unusually high amounts of trapped wa...
25 Jul, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
Earth, Moon formed from similar materials: studyAnomalies in the elements provided "fingerprints" to recreate the formation process, helping to establish "genetic ties" between planetary ...
27 Jan, 2017, 12.12 PM IST
- Our moon was formed 4.51 bn years ago: Scientists
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The moon is at least 4.51 billion years old -- or 40-140 million years older than previously thought, says new re...
13 Jan, 2017, 12.52 PM IST
Jupiter's moon Europa's ocean may harbour life: NASAIn a new study, scientists at NASA found that the amounts would be comparable in scale; oxygen production is about 10 times higher than hyd...
18 May, 2016, 01.03 PM IST
- Chinese rover discovers new type of Moon rock
Chinese lunar rover Yutu has discovered new volcanic rocks on Moon unlike those returned by Apollo and Luna missions, offering tantalising ...
23 Dec, 2015, 01.28 PM IST
Saturn moon may have deep-ocean vents that harbour lifeA research paper, published in the journal Nature, describes microscopic grains of rock detected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in the Saturn...
15 Mar, 2015, 01.28 PM IST
- Cabinet nod for Chandrayaan-II
Govt approved another lunar mission which entails landing rover on moon.
18 Sep, 2008, 02.54 PM IST