{"id":293365,"date":"2024-12-20T10:02:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T09:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=346040"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:36:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:36:30","slug":"the-latest-chinese-space-mission-confirms-that-the-story-about-the-moon-we-believed-may-be-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-latest-chinese-space-mission-confirms-that-the-story-about-the-moon-we-believed-may-be-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"The latest Chinese space mission confirms that the story about the Moon we believed may be wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few months ago, China made history in the aerospace sector by successfully sending a probe to the far side of the Moon and bringing back rock samples and other chemical elements. At that moment, China took a giant leap in the sector and demonstrated that it is much more advanced than we always believed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/09\/newsletter.png?GoogleAccessId=wp-stateless%40kubertonic.iam.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1787524710&Signature=PY10wGidvY%2BVLTeJLQB37Mus8WZotU2Oz3BLoFh0XaxlngC83fVkkmpMWx5KNPCX7QHnx9ekgZNVsXuRun8TwY78uePsQCmlkYyMyLvOoi8qshoGfC54LrElm0oHXmRIchN%2BmjcvjC5vUdlsGJ8g1BQROx3e%2B0W90wc%2BMSvjiVHQ%2B8CQWFQxWHf0MHC25%2Ft2R9R8Melvb9FsCJxzgdqmUlJiok9EiqaL5F6Id8igXLhKlsO4wgf9L4Ndvsm714pkE5n5Mh5r3R%2BTuWkGMoGwVjSXc%2B5GdqqZ670XSRkDMhzuFswUP6BlwjK7UNTCS9UYVHBLQQpEVadGZav3c85jCQ%3D%3D\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Subscribe to the Softonic newsletter and get the latest in tech, gaming, entertainment and deals right in your inbox.<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Subscribe (it's FREE) \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, if reaching where no one had been able to before wasn&#8217;t enough, <strong>now Chinese scientists believe it&#8217;s time to rewrite the history of the Moon<\/strong> after analyzing the samples returned to Earth by the Chang&#8217;e 6 mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their opinion appears in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-024-08526-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">article<\/a> titled &#8220;A reinforced lunar dynamo recorded by Chang&#8217;e 6 farside basalt,&#8221; published on Thursday in the journal Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rock samples collected from the moon&#39;s far side by China&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chang?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chang<\/a>&#39;e-6 lunar probe have provided groundbreaking insights into the evolution of the lunar body&#39;s magnetic field. Analysis of the samples, published on Thursday in the journal Nature, indicates the unexpected resurgence\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7tnpeV79J5\">pic.twitter.com\/7tnpeV79J5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Global Times (@globaltimesnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/globaltimesnews\/status\/1869905701986021806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new story that begins with 2.8 billion-year-old basalt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prepared by 18 researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the article evaluates the paleointensity\u2014a measure of the historical strength of the magnetic field\u2014shown by the samples that Chang&#8217;e 6 returned to Earth in June after making the first safe landing on the far side of the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These samples included basalt that is 2.8 billion years old. <strong>Their analysis suggests that the Moon&#8217;s magnetic field has increased in intensity<\/strong>, compared to measurements from older samples from other sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is important, as it is believed that the Moon once had a powerful dynamo (a term that refers to the forces that create the magnetic fields of celestial bodies), but <strong>it weakened drastically about 3.1 billion years ago and eventually shut down about 1 billion years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Analysis of the rock samples collected from the moon&#39;s far side by China&#39;s Chang&#39;e-6 lunar probe indicates the unexpected resurgence in the strength of the moon&#39;s magnetic field 2.8 billion years ago, following a sharp decline around 3.1 billion years ago, said a paper published\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6kYemEFqCX\">pic.twitter.com\/6kYemEFqCX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; People&#39;s Daily, China (@PDChina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PDChina\/status\/1869865322079006876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The article suggests that the Chang&#8217;e 6 samples represent an indication of a hitherto unsuspected resurgence of the dynamo&#8217;s power, <strong>and speculates on the possibility that the Moon somehow found extra energy<\/strong>. This hypothesis challenges the prevailing view of a long decline to the current senescent state of Earth&#8217;s only permanent natural satellite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The samples recovered by Chang&#8217;e 6 were the first from the far side of the Moon, but <strong>the probe brought home just under 2 kg of material.<\/strong> Without a doubt, there is still much to learn before we close the book on lunar history.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"NASA App\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2cddcc48-a4d6-11e6-88af-00163ec9f5fa\/3678680588\/nasa-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">NASA App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The American program Artemis aims to add some chapters,<\/strong> and its ability to do so has advanced this week with the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/artemis\/2024\/12\/19\/artemis-launch-team-successfully-test-upgraded-launch-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">news<\/a> that the upgraded launch control software for the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft has successfully passed a test. Everything went well, which means that the Artemis II mission has already passed six of the eight planned ground tests. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few months ago, China made history in the aerospace sector by successfully sending a probe to the far side of the Moon and bringing back samples of rocks and other chemical elements. At that moment, China took a giant leap in the sector and demonstrated that it is much more advanced than we always believed. 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