In a cosmic collab straight out of a sci-fi flick, Chinese and French researchers have just nailed a groundbreaking mission to map radon gas on the moon! 🚀 Using France’s DORN gadget aboard China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe, the team cracked the code on lunar atmosphere mysteries – and it’s *way* cooler than your average space selfie.
The DORN tech (aka the 🧪’radon detective’) measured radioactive particles like polonium while cruising 320,000 km from Earth. Fun fact: The gear even did a trial run in May during its moon-roadtrip phase, clocking 10 hours of deep-space eavesdropping! 🔭
Why care? This mission spills the tea on moon dust patterns and soil physics – key intel for future moon bases or Mars missions. As He Huaiyu, a lead scientist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, put it: ‘This is like discovering the moon’s hidden diary.’ 📖
Next stop? Decoding how lunar atmosphere dances with solar winds and space weather. 🌌 The moon’s never looked this lit!
