Chinese scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery after analysing lunar soil samples brought back by the Chang'e-6 mission.

They identified rare fragments known as CI chondrites, carbon-rich meteorites abundant in water and organic materials, that typically originate from the outer Solar System.

This finding, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that material from the distant reaches of the Solar System can migrate inward, impacting bodies like the Moon and Earth.

The Chang'e-6 mission collected nearly two kilograms of soil from the Moon’s South Pole-Aitken Basin, the largest and oldest known impact crater on the lunar far side. Unlike Earth, the Moon's lack of atmosphere and geological activity preserves these ancient meteorite fragments virt

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