China Reveals MAJOR NEW Discovery On The Moon!
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I'm curious as to why you think China is obligated to share their findings when they've been banned completely from any form of participation w/ NASA. Do you also believe NASA is entirely transparent with their findings too?
No hate, legitimately curious about your thought process here.
Me: cures cancer
Also me: no no just for me tho
They’re human discoveries. The youths thinking past borders is a good thing, encourage it please.
Unfortunately the creator of this video is heavily biased in his world view due to brainwashing by Western media
@@theolivepatch7481 best not to become the text book definition of a a hypocrite
As much as I’d love the Chinese to share, truthfully. But when they are at odds with the rest of the world. I guess we just have to do it before they do.
All nations are obligated to share scientific findings in space. That's been established by international treaty. It's also how science works.
Yeah a US agency is transparent. The bias in your video is nauseating.
Stick to the science or rename your site.
All moon landings were on TV, I saw them, and countless other launches, that's pretty "transparent", eh? Many shows on YT if you want to see them too, unless it would make you too "ill" to do so. LOL ;D
@@ronschlorff7089
Wow, talk about missing the point.
You do realise that I am talking about the inner working of US agencies?
So you believe that US agencies are transparent? Share their technology, the information gained, ecetera?
You must be like one of the last people on the planet who thinks US agencies are transparent. Your hilliarous.
@@ppazpppaz8618 no they have their corporate secrets, and other agencies may have national security concerns, but the things like launches of space craft, like all of Apollo, and this one coming up in a few days, which are ultimately the results of the workings of a national agency, NASA, are "transparent". Anyone who wants to can see them on TV or other media. You missed my point about that.
This post is about space vehicles and research. Many of the moon rocks were shared with researchers around the world for example. Everyone has our moon maps, including the far side ones taken on Apollo missions. Everyone saw the moon landings and the behaviors of our rovers and all other things on the 6 missions that landed and the others that orbited. We shared the first pictures of the Earth from the orbit of the moon, by Apollo 8, in 1968, for the whole world to see. That was "transparent" "information gained", wasn't it? No one else has shared that, which took our very old American technology to do, have they? ;D LOL
@@ronschlorff7089
So in a nutshell, to summaries your post, they are not transparent, and only share what they want you to know?
Hmm...let me think about this...so they are not transparent.
Wow they shared the video footage of the landing.
Wow, they shared some photos.
All great stuff, love watching it. But still not transparent.
Your easily duped.
@@ppazpppaz8618 Sorry, but you have lost your future ability to have intellectual conversations with me by engaging in name calling! Goodbye and good luck! :D
China Space Agency announced findings
West: They are hiding something
China Space Agency announced plans for lunar exploration mission and international cooperation
West: China is trying to take over the moon(Don Nelson, Head of NASA)
what else can we expect from hypocrites?
'll tell you just more hypocrisy
rofl fax
@@ibrahimhassan711 AAre you talking about China because I don't know of other hypocrite nations.
That's the proper stance to take. We have plenty of reason NOT to trust them. The fact that you and several other lecturers enjoy looking upon China favorable simply shows your naivete.
@ulikemyname6744 His talking about USA and you must’ve selective blindness.
China has been barred from the ISS since 2011, when Congress passed a law prohibiting official American contact with the Chinese space program due to concerns about national security. Why should the Chinese share the information ? Why should they be a vassal state to please a master mindlessly? You do ask very good scientific questions though.
You are correct that they have no reason to share. We alsoxhave extremely valid reasons for not including them. As the cold war define the post WW2 Era, so this new space will likely define the next 40 years until someone gives up.
They don't have to. Like the Chinese we'll just steal it from them.
China should share it to improve relations with the United States and become a world leader. They could make the USA a junior partner.
@@MattyJ55046 no China wants to be the sole super power of the world.
AND THEY MADE IT FURTHER THAN US ON THEIR OWN AND IF AMERICA DIDN'T KIDNAP THE GERMAN SCIENTISTS AND GIVE THEM FULL MILITARY ACCESS THEN AMERICA NEVER WOULD HAVE MADE IT OFF EARTH
Great job China and pleased they are in charge of this discovery. Its about time they get recognition for thier great scientific work and programs.
copium
come on
IDIOTIC COMMENT ! China has stolen their progress from the U.S..!
No
Lol
Who the hell do you call "more transparent"?
Right 😁 what?
I'm just glad when some nation makes progress in space exploration, we will need more of it for asteroid defense etc, so all of it is good. go china!
merika
something you can see through. I think we already know that! LOL ;D
@@ronschlorff7089
It's interesting to find out the moon soil samples collected by China are very different from US.
Unlike US, Moon soils are quite different from Earth based on China samples and certified by International Mineral Association.
US is not transparent because it had never landed on the moon.
“It’s not ideal that the discovery is done by China and not NASA or Other space agency that’s a little bit more transparent.”
Really?? They announced their findings publicly which is how you got the information to make this video. Be grateful.
He's probably american :D
@@autosave1670
merika
@@autosave1670 I think the main little narrator guy is a canuck!
The surface of Earth's Moon has about the same land mass as Asia. The notion of one nation, or even a coalition of nations, somehow militarily conquering and occupying the Moon is a bit silly. That's not the big concern. Major fields of exploration and advancement, such as space exploration, spacecraft design, regolith analysis, nuclear fusion development, etc., will no doubt lead to major advances in STEMMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mechanics, Mathematics, Manufacturing). The nations that lead in exploration and advancement will surely have a major impact on the agenda that will affect (directly or indirectly) multiple aspects of, if not all aspects of, STEMMM. Like it or not, America, Canada, European countries, Japan and others have no choice but to compete with China, Russia, North Korea, etc. Either our coalition makes advances that impact on the STEMMM agenda or they do. THAT is the new space race! That is why we need to pursue the new generation of re-usable rockets, new commercial space stations, nuclear fusion, and a sustainable lunar operation.
Amen too that
Knowing our Organized Crime Syndicate in D C, they'll weaponize it, it's a given...
the existential problem is: when space-ferrying countries decide they want to make claim to the Moon or parts thereof for profiteering - and that will launch an entire new episode of warfare between Nations.
We can’t fix our roads and bridges, have no high speed trains, and no hypersonic missiles or hypersonic missile defense. The US no longer is in the game. Space X will eventually have to find another home away from the US as Elizabeth Warren wants to tax Elon out of business. So Elon has no future unless he goes to El Salvador’s. The Sun has set in the west. The US is the armpit of this planet. Christian Nationalism will ban all space travel of any kind as the same as the Tower of Babel which God destroyed, and confounded their languages. Prayer in schools and bile study will replace science and math, while we wait for God to create for us what we need. Blessed Day. China already owns space. The US can never catch up. We are fighting Russia in Ukraine.
@@peterlongprong7521 If it's about rocks, there are plenty to go around in the solar system. And no one will get too "cute" in space once we all figure out how to make "dinosaurs" out of our enemies back here on the home world!! ;D LOL
China is going to outpace NASA and it's Eeuropian collaborators in it's setting up industrial exploiting of valuable ores on the Moon. Their efforts are very clearly identified and defined, and their pursuits are relentless, therefore the results are proportionally remarkable !
Yeah im sure NASA thought the same in 1969
They are, but the findings indicate that huge profits may be made by mining materials on the moon. That's clearly their intention. Once large corporations and many nations figure out they can make money by buying Starship rockets from SpaceX and building facilities on the moon, everything will change. Many extremely rich nations like Norway don't have a space program because there's no proven profit in doing it.
Chinese just dumb The mining waste immediately they dont need it. We see that happen in China already so whynot on moon?
@@TGouse1 NASA had a huge head start, they fell behind because the US rather spend the money on wars than advancing their space exploration, probably because they thought no one can catch up to them, like the story of the hare and tortoise, the US took a nap and China kept on going…
The CCP has bankrupted China. All its great space plans will fade away as its country goes down the toilet
Thanks 🙏 for honoring us with your discovery, China. Great job 🎉
The channel is getting biased when talking about the discoveries of other nations like China, take my dislike
agree. this guy is completely brainwashed
Hes like 23 so what do you expect?
Sounds like he's just giving his opinion
@@shootemups8017 opinion is different from bias and racism. He's in the camp of china bad USA good.
@@shootemups8017 His opinion is not needed. Facts only please.
I laughed at the notion that NASA is "more transparent".
I actually started watching this video with interest. But after 01:40, I stopped!
The U.S. went to the Moon over 50 years ago, They lost the plans. Majority of those technicians are dead and buried. Just amazing! But that's where we are at now.
they told their children and grandchildren their secrets, some are working for NASA now!
Billions for war? What do you expect from the US? Could have had a moon base 20yrs ago +?
merika was focused on feedom
Billions ? More like Trillions...
@@georgekelmeris9804
thousands of billions🤣
@@yatapote One thousand Billions = one Trillion.
Loke I've said, more like Trillions
@@yatapote Oops, pressed the wrong key again, it supposed to read " like I've said " NOT. " like I've said "
CONGRATULATIONS CHINA 🇨🇳 👍👏😎
Changesite-(Y) mineral: pronunciation sounds like (china-site). 😲 notice video duration, 0:15 - 0:18
I think you should do an episode on the Japanese space program and their position in the space race
1:45, not transparent? Here's the irony: someone in China is literally saying the same thing about the USA and NASA and they'd be 100% correct.
You must not know the definition of 100%.
Or have to managed to miss the literally thousands of scientific discoveries NASA had made, AND released to the world.
Maybe you should look up "NASA spin-offs"......
Far from keeping what they find a secret, NASA is in fact the single group must responsible for our modern technological world.
Not saying NASA releases everything, they do work with the military after all, but NASA isn't in the same ballpark as China at all.
And to think otherwise is sheer stupidity TBH.
The big IF here, is IF we can get fusion commercially operational. Beyond that, we as a nation made our decisions that made use of China's cheap labor because money. There's somewhat of a reoccurring theme in the history of nations on the matter. Regardless, how we choose to deal with our competition will continue to shape our own evolution. For better or worse.
Another great example of why you should never exclude the weird kid in the playground. Yeah, they may have some hairbrained ideas, but you never know when you are going to need their help...
Harebrained
6:15 - He-3 is likely to be distributed all across well lit lunar surface, as it is produced by solar wind bombardment. Also, I don't think that extracting it from the regolith will pose any significant problem. The problem is harvesting it in significant enough quantities.
It's a good thing that the Americans didn't allow the Chinese on the ISS, because it would only slow them down in space exploration. This is why the Chinese made such a development in space exploration. Humanity will soon see the real first human landing on the moon by Chinese and Russians together.
I personally would like to see more cooperation in space as a united world.
You don't know China
We can't get along on earth much less in space
trust
Ebay Account neither do you!
@@ebayaccount675 Yes I understand China, my second home is in Asia
I believe the UK has a claim to a good portion of the moon because of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album.
yup, but too bad it's correctly called the "far side" !! LOL ;D
Hank would go crazy over this
The fact that moondust can power nuclear reactors is crazy af
I was Thinking the same !
Check out for all mankind. Tv series is pretty much like this story … helenium 3
The power that Helium 3 can generate compare to the dam is amazing.
@@TheOne30264 it could be useful and available for power stations on the moon, for bases and future colonies for example.
It can’t. The He3 must be extracted and concentrated with an expensive process first.
Remember the Manhattan Project? HUGE effort went into extracting and concentrating U235.
I COMMEND CHINA FOR THIS AMASING PROGRESS THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO SAVING OUR PLANET
I believe the did that already, with dim sum!! LOL ;D
Please dude you are saying that China is not so tranceparent? Wel gues what, so are the most world powers. At least China is united when it comes to space exploring. While the US is to much in space politics example the waste of 23 biljoen dollar on the SLS rocket project. 🤦.
merika
@@yatapote nice copy bus driver Dave, ask Fluffy 🤫
Whatever happens - Good luck to all who want to do some work
Great video... Keep up the solid work.
If there is that much Helium-3 on the moon, then the scarcity premium will be much less. That premium would then reflect capital and production costs.
This statement is for the people that hate any other country to accomplish anything but them .Its a huge step in the right directions for humanity, not just china. This is how everyone should look at things. Great video btw.
I think it was called a "giant step" at the time, July 20, 1969! LOL ;D
Cant believe i missed that amazing quote
10:30 - There is. SS is not capable of _returning_ from the Moon - the thermal stress of reentering Earth atmosphere upon "fall from the Moon" is about double that of return from LEO.
Two options are heavy, single use ablative heat shield for the lunar SS (unlike that Orion has, but _much_ bigger and heavier), or even more elaborate refueling, this time _during_ the return, ir order to perform a _very_ glorified re-entry braking burn. I am not sure is either of those feasible; both options are certainly very difficult.
That new mineral is the first step to partical shields and a fundamental step towards safe space travel
I tend to think these things come in waves... Yes trying to take the lead here to some degree, but then all it takes is a disaster or an economic disruption before someone else leapfrogs
There will always be succession by others over the years… like being the super power, the Dutch then UK and after UK was the US. We are now coming to the new era of China becoming the superpower but the US is in denial and doing everything they can to stop it. The US is like a dog with rabies right now and that is a concern, i think they rather start WW3 and nuke the world than letting go of the superpower…
Your Kidding Right !!! The U.S.A. Should help Elon Musk as much as possible to get his Star Ship Launched and get this Star Ship into space !!!
It’s a private business and not owned by the government. What you are saying is give Elon musk endless money to make him even richer than he is…. The US government either provide more funding to NASA or just buy the services from Musk..
I used to agree, until your childish writing made me reconsider.
Oh, wait, I'm sorry; are you five-years-old?
Yeahhhh, lets give public money (taxes) to a billionaire to do something that NASA did 50 years ago.
@@ppazpppaz8618 Actually we did that then, and continue to do that today, we gave many millions of dollars contacts to many corporations, some who were worth billions, at the time, who built the equipment that went into the Apollo program. That's how it works in the USA. The IRS confiscates your money as taxes, gives it to congress, and congress gives some of it to NASA and other agencies to contract with private industry in the USA. The vast amount of industrial know how and capacity does not exist in the gov't, but it is available to the gov't, in our many and various companies, for a price. Musk is no different than say the Grumman Aircraft Corporation was, who built the LEMs that went to the moon and landed several times, or the other contractors who built the Saturn V rockets and the Command modules. Very easy stuff to research if you want to. ;D LOL
@@ronschlorff7089
All very true. These days they don't even try to hide it.
The point I was making is that billions are given to those who don't need it, and doing what has already has been done before successful is just cash handouts to the rich.
I love your content except for your comments about China. Science is for all countries, races and people of this world. No country or person has the right to total domination of this field. You should be happy China has contributed so much already. So please make more balanced content, stick to the science. Thank you.
this guy sounds too biased when talking about china
Maybe it's because China oppresses their people and is known for deceiving other countries and lying.
Not to mention President Xi Jingping supports Putin and his failed attempt at occupying Ukraine.
@@johnsonfromml8662 You can't blame a person for his view when they are brought up with such view. Independent thinking is not easy.
His point is valid... china is not transparent with the science it does in space...NASA probably isn't either but I'd rather be lied to by my own government than a government that is truly building a technological gulag for it's own people...at least our gulag is less apparent
He is correct about China. They state openly, publicly every year that they will bury the US. They are still in a cold war mentality which is why the west is concerned. Anyone that states otherwise simply doesn't know.
We need to "get out there" and lead the way inclusively and peacefully.
Also what is NASA not telling you?
NASA hiding something= it is their right to keep it safe, China hiding something= China is not transparence and will not share to the world
Having Changecite found at the Change site has some great opportunity for some 'who's on 3rd' antics.
Every time I hear about the benefits of Helium 3, I harken back to the movie Moon.
China really out here doing amazing science cool
Is this empty RUclips account a bot?
@@wingsley Maybe.. or maybe probably..🥴.. But He/She specified about china and science.. can they do that?🤔.. usually they just got a frase.. samesame.. everywhere..🤷🏼♀️. I cant this things well enough tho..🥴
@@wingsley it’s ironic how people like you who believes anyone that doesn’t spew anti-China rhetoric is automatically a bot.
@@wingsley Are you a bot? Or just sinophobic?
China great in advance technology science..
I think China shares nice artwork about what they do in space.
LOL
是的，中国一直以来都是希望合作发展的。类似于中国空间站，所有国家都可以参与，中国甚至可以成本价帮忙发射和培训宇航员，只有一个要求，就是科技成果与所有合作的国家共享。
And Ive been asking what kind of glass can be made from moon sand
The moon wars are going to be epic
A simple question, would the US share the same technology with China if they were to find it first?
Joke Biden had said it, "It's not going to happen under my watch"
And I thought this was a serious unbiased science channel lol
LOL LOL!
seems like he's just being realistic.
I know right. This dude is politicising science. Claiming that his own country is transparent and the Europeans too. But too bad it’s the Chinese who are making these discoveries. He fails to mention the CNSA or ROSCOS but NASA and spaceX are important enough to be referenced by name. What a joke 😅
@@Naranjus let' see how sls goes tonight and wish them well.
@@Naranjus He's a canuck, they launch nothing. Did you see the NASA launch of Artemis I this am, looked pretty "transparent" to me. Same with all SpaceX. I guess, never seen one of other those other guys you mention, ever, live on TV, as it happens, in real time. NASA always did, going way way back to early 1960's Mercury launches. Wonder why the difference? Hmmm? ;D :D LOL
My first thought is, this is still a nonrenewable energy.
there's lots of asteroids or other rocky planets in the solar system. i don't think humanity will ever run out if we ever have the capability to extract it from the hundreds of thousands of immense rocks in our own system
who says that people on the moon will not rebel and think of independence?
I have also read Red Rising.
merika for feedom
What ever it cost and not mater how much of it there is, it will cost more to mine it, process it and ships it back to earth than the value! So in actuality, the value is not really all that much!
Getting stuff from the moon to earth is easy. Getting to the moon is the hard part. Once we, either the Chinese coalition or the US coalition establish the infrastructure to mine and process the material, it will be very useful on earth, but even more valuable elsewhere.
@@vidyaishaya4839 yup, for in space structures, all over the vicinity of the Earth and moon, and beyond maybe the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter (which is fantastic looking now being so close, since 60 years).
@@ronschlorff7089 absolutely! Yes, Jupiter is now the brightest "star" in the sky. Sadly, I only see about a dozen of them from my neighborhood, but it's there for me.
@@vidyaishaya4839 get out in the country. It makes me want to unpack and assemble my old 2.5" refractor, to get a better look, maybe at 20X !! ;D
I wonder if any of that mineral is in the Apollo moon rocks?
Maybe, but at the time they were looking for the "holy grail" rock that showed that one time the earth and moon were made of the same kind of minerals. I think Apollo 16 brought that one back, can't remember the name (orthrosite or something) though! A white crystalline looking rock.
It's on a different part of the moon..
The apollo moon rocks are fake and they say that it is identical to Earth. When ask why, NASA says cos the Moon and Earth used to be one piece. But today we know it is not the case. So who is lying?
I can't wait till they discover unobtanium or trilithium.
They are making gains in creating artificial Suns, fusion, pretty much unlimited source so not sure how viable or necessary the H3 will be by that time
Even NASA isn't transparent so I'm sure there's nothing to worry about too much yet
You called NASA, “transparent” 😂 boy this channel is a waste of time young buddy.
Good for China! This just shows how far America has fallen. Let that sink in Republicans
See ya in November, about 49 days!
ok ok ok, please someone read this, So there is a battery technology that encapsulates spent nuclear fuel in a diamond and that can create a charge that can power a battery for 28k years. Can this be used for the same thing and can it make more charge or something?
Yes they said we have one ready
2:18 for the first time i see map of moon 😮
What exactly did you mean when you said "it's not ideal that the Chinese are the ones doing the discovery and not NASA".
Since when has NASA or the U.S. government been transparent. I am elated that China is doing the discovery of these
rare minerals not the U.S. the only thing the U.S. would do is immediately find any military applications for it, at least China
is trying to find more productive ways to use it.
Are you talking about the China that has turned every coral reef in the South China Sea into stationary aircraft carriers?
you can troll better.
Learn to speak Chinese, were going to need it in the near future.
The Moon will be a scientific proving ground for what can be used on Mars.
It takes energy to make energy.
This process as to be cost effective.
Yup, those pesky thermodynamics laws again!! LOL ;D
When did China go to the moon, missed that launch and moon landing.
the cgi was good!
Nasa Transparent. lol Are you kidding me? lol
"Hurt anyone's feelings" .......like we all can't kinda imagine NASA, behind the scenes, being like "yo Elon, we launch first so we look relevant... or no more funding! Slow it down there Musk!" ...hmm
Yup, ....."and stick a few more landings of that Star Ship thingy, please"!! ;D LOL
I've become fussed with the universe
1:45 when has NASA been transparent ? lol
Yes they found Casper the Friendly Ghost
Congrats
woooo! theres a new element in the periodic table now
My understanding is that while Helium3 fusion would be awesome, we are nowhere near being able to use it. Current fusion research is all non-He3 fusion, so even if we are able to harvest He3, it won't be of much use at least for the rest of the century.
Dr. Wehner Von Braun was way ahead of his time. United States should have listened to him!!!
I can’t believe Helium 3 isn’t radioactive! That’s crazy! Folks better get up there soon, and get mining.
Of course it isn't , didn't you have schools where you grew up???
@@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands no
@@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands No, I didn’t get above a elementary School level education. But I didn’t realize why Helium 3 isn’t radioactive is because its not an isotope, but Don’t know why that is.
Wow that mechanical scoop would be perfect for picking up my dogs shit
Not the kind of moonrocks that I've been accustomed with!😁✌
Chang'e sounds like Chang uh. It's not changee
Meanwhile, the USoA is busy fighting each other from within.
Congratulations chinese space team.
Are we sure it wasn't named by Ben Chang from Community?
Is ‘Chang err’ not ‘ Chang yee’
Good show.
We could power the Delorean with this!
China isn’t gonna share anything.. SLS isn’t going to land humans on the moon at all.. good thing we have SpaceX!
SLS is never even going to get off the ground.
Who's we?
@@yatapote America.
@@liquidbraino
It's in America, SpaceX is not America.
@@yatapote humanity
Dilithium?
i thought it was just me. lmao predictive programming is kind of ominous icl.
Excuse me - did I hear you refer to NASA as being transparent?
Wait, where is the source this information is coming from?
Ceramics, glass, basalt, uranium is vital.
The Nuclear fissile material for electricity and Helium 3 harvesting for plasma propulsion.
Then the materials for construction and spacecraft building.
Cool isn't it.
😂❤
I thought they found a new place to make moon pies.
I've found that stuff
I'm popping out to the moon with a bucket and spade.
US government should do everything possible for SpaceX to get to the moon. Most important government role is get out of the way!
the end of NASA?
Uh no lol. Space X and that douche Elon can suck a fat one.
🤣
1:44 You call NASA Transparent? I think quite a lot of people will disagree with you!
It's interesting to find out the moon soil samples collected by China are very different from US.
Unlike US, Moon soils are quite different from Earth based on China samples and certified by International Mineral Association.
In my 33 year career at Indiana University, no students studied harder or put in more hours than our chinese students!
NO BODY!
C R Sporleder
If "Artemus" is a bust they'll break out the "newly discovered" electrogravitics that have been around for nearly a century.
What? pu-lease...
Nope, we are saving that little secret for the next war! ;D
Excellent
Arthur C. Clarke wrote about it earlier and remember how Chinese traditionally believe lunar regolith is an immortality drug when in fact lunar regolith is abrasive and toxic.
What makes you think NASA is transparent?
Kool
Helium-3 is the answer to time travel
Does anyone else find it odd, so many rovers to Mars, but none to the moon? Anyone?