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China found something in Moon samples that shouldn't be there

China found something in Moon samples that shouldn't be there
science8/5/2025

Carbon and natural graphene have been found in lunar dust for the first time, opening up new opportunities for moon exploration.

Chinese researchers found something surprising in the dust brought back by the Chang’e-5 mission: thin layers of carbon called graphene. The spectral fingerprint matched multilayer graphene, a carbon lattice stacked two to ten atoms thick. Lead autho... [5251 chars]