"Moon Mysteries Unveiled: Clues from Japan's Lunar Mission and China's Chang'e-5 Samples"

Japan's space agency, JAXA, has successfully captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks using the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), providing greater insight into the moon's origins. The spacecraft, which made a historic precision touchdown on the moon, has exceeded expectations by studying multiple rocks and is currently hibernating during a lunar night. The mission aims to compare the mineral compositions of moon rocks and those of Earth to investigate the "giant-impact" hypothesis of the moon's formation.