What did China see on the moon?

China's Discovery of Lunar Mineral Could Add to Fuller View of the Moon. Scientists found a single crystal of a new phosphate mineral while analyzing lunar basalt particles, which were collected from the moon two years ago by the Chang'e-5 mission.

What did China do on the moon?

Over the past few years, Beijing has launched a series of robotic landers and rovers to collect lunar samples — including for the first time ever on the far side of the moon — as well as an orbiter, lander and rover that reached Mars.

What did NASA warn about China?

NASA top administrator Bill Nelson has put out a warning that China is trying to mark its territory in the most resource-rich locations on the lunar surface and is also trying to keep the U.S. out.

Did China find crystal on moon?

The crystal was found in lunar basalt particles collected from the moon in 2020 and makes China the third country to discover a new lunar mineral, behind the US and the former Soviet Union.

What did China find on the backside of the moon?

Case in point, Chinese space authorities now say it's found several mysterious glass spheres found on the far side of the lunar surface. The team behind the discovery published a paper about the findings in the journal Science Bulletin, in which they describe the objects as "translucent glass globules."

China Reveals MAJOR NEW Discovery On The Moon!

What did China find on the dark side of the moon?

The first rover to visit the far side of the moon, China's Yutu-2, has found stark differences between there and the near side. These include stickier, more supportive soil on the far side and a greater abundance of small rocks and impact craters.

Does China want to mine the moon?

The world's top superpowers aren't cooperating on rules of the road for extracting resources in outer space.

Why can't NASA work with China?

U.S. astronauts aren't allowed on China's new Tiangong space station. A 2011 law called the Wolf Amendment effectively bans the U.S. from working with China in space.

Why can't NASA work in China?

Due to alleged security concerns, all researchers from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are prohibited from working bilaterally with Chinese citizens affiliated with a Chinese state enterprise or entity.

Which countries have put a man on the moon?

The United States is the only country to have successfully conducted crewed missions to the Moon, with the last departing the lunar surface in December 1972.

Why didn't the Russians go to the moon?

All along, the Soviet moon program had suffered from a third problem—lack of money. Massive investments required to develop new ICBMs and nuclear weapons so that the Soviet military could achieve strategic parity with the United States siphoned funds away from the space program.

Why does China not allow Google?

Google pulled its search engine from China in 2010 because of heavy government internet censorship. Since then, Google has had a difficult relationship with the Chinese market. The end of Google Translate in China marks a further retreat by the U.S. technology giant from the world's second-largest economy.

Why is Google Maps not allowed in China?

A full Google Maps app has not been available in China since the company pulled many of its services in 2010 after refusing to self-censor its search results. Since then, it has maintained a limited presence in the world's top smartphone market.

Is China trying to go to Mars?

Tianwen-3, China's mission, will consist of two parts: a lander and ascent vehicle and an orbiter and return module. According to Space News, separate Long March 5 and Long March 3B rockets will launch the two combinations. The first landing on Mars will take place in September 2029.

Does China have anything in space?

China's current space station, Tiangong, consists of three modules. Tianhe or “Harmony of the Heavens,” is the core module, which went into orbit in 2021, providing life support and accommodations for the crew. Wentian, or “Quest for the Heavens,” docked in July, and helps with navigation and propulsion.

What does China want to do on Mars?

The next stage would be to send astronauts up to Mars to build a base station there. Then China wants large-scale Earth-to-Mars cargo missions. China has earmarked 2033, 2035, 2037, 2041 and 2043 for such missions and said it will explore technology to fly astronauts back to Earth.

Why does China want its own space station?

China is seeking to enhance its capacity for scientific and technological innovation by building a large modular space station. Chinese leaders also hope that research conducted on the Chinese Space Station (CSS) will support their long-term goals for space exploration, including missions to the Moon and Mars.

Does the moon have gold?

The moon isn't so barren after all. A 2009 NASA mission—in which a rocket slammed into the moon and a second spacecraft studied the blast—revealed that the lunar surface contains an array of compounds, including gold, silver, and mercury, according to PBS.

What rare crystal did China find on the moon?

Scientists found a single crystal of a new phosphate mineral while analyzing lunar basalt particles, which were collected from the moon two years ago by the Chang'e-5 mission.

What was recently found on the moon?

NASA scientists have recently discovered that not only were the lunar poles were present billions of years ago, but they also moved over time. The Moon has vast craters on its surface from asteroid impacts over millions of years.

Have glass balls been found on the moon?

China's Yutu-2 rover has spotted two strange glass spheres on the far side of the moon. Glistening like translucent pearls against the moon's dry and dusty landscape, the lunar "spherules"' are the first of their kind to be found on the lunar surface and formed fairly recently, researchers say.

What is cube on moon that China found?

On Friday, Our Space, a Chinese language science channel affiliated with China National Space Administration, posted an update. There is no monolith, no secret base on the rim of a lunar crater. Close up, it turns out to be just a rock. The seemingly perfect geometric shape was just a trick of angle, light and shadow.

Is the flag of the US still on the moon?

Six flags were planted on the Moon – one for each Apollo landing. Apollo 11's flag was too close to the lander and was knocked over by the rocket exhaust when Armstrong and Aldrin took off again. But high resolution images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show that the other five are still standing.

What social media is banned in China?

Internet censorship and surveillance has tightly implemented in China that block social websites like Gmail, Google, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and others. The excessive censorship practices of the Great Firewall of China have now engulfed the VPN service providers as well.