US EditionChina shares moon rocks with U.S.and 5 other nations
- The China National Space Administration announced Thursday allowing researchers from six nations access to lunar samples.
- This access occurs despite a 2011 US law limiting NASA cooperation with China.
- Seven institutions, including two US universities, received permission to borrow samples.
- A CNSA official called the samples "a shared treasure for all humanity."
- Scientists suggest the samples imply recent volcanic activity on the moon.
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Almost a Quarter of all Lunar Ejecta Eventually Hits Earth
Take a look at the Moon through binoculars or a telescope and its clear that its been bombarded through history by space rocks. Some of the impacts are energetic enough that debris is ejected from the surface facer than the Moon’s escape velocity. Much of this rock finds its way to Earth and now, a team of researchers announce they have been simulating these events. They simulated asteroid impacts and tracked the debris that escaped the lunar su…
China to lend moon rocks to Nasa-funded US universities
China's national space agency announced on Thursday it will let scientists from the US and allied countries analyse rocks it retrieved from the moon, Beijing's latest move to increase the international influence of its lunar exploration programme.
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