"Dark side" is a misnomer if anyone doesn't know this. The Moon is tide-locked to Earth which means the same side always faces us, but it's not tide-locked to the Sun. The dark side gets plenty of sunlight.
A lot of folks don't realize how unusual Luna is. The Earth has a gigantic satellite relative to its own size, and this might be part of what makes our planet so habitable. It does a number of things: tides, climate stability, and catching or deflecting extinction-level-event objects that would otherwise hit Earth. Earth would almost certainly still be a habitable planet without it but maybe not as stable.
Back side is much more correct but in colloquial English it sounds like you’re talking about the Moon’s butt. This would also mean if the Moon lost its tide lock and spun around it would be Mooning us.
It also could be dark in the "unknown" sense, not literally.
Before getting pedantic with the dark side of the Moon, English academics should first fix why you can "drink a drink" but you can't "food a food", that's making my English lessons hard.
One thing that's unusual about this mission is that it required a loitering communication satellite orbiting beyond the far side of the Moon to relay communications to Earth. https://orbitalindex.com/archive/2024-03-13-Issue-260
China's progress and this accomplishment are very impressive, the more the merrier. But NASA does have two nuclear powered humvees driving on Mars at the moment.
In the space industry, the US is so much ahead of everyone else. SpaceX is the long pole in the tent, but there are many other startups doing cool stuff.
Despite advancements, China still relies on key technologies from other countries, such as semiconductor manufacturing, where the U.S., Taiwan, and South Korea are leaders.
The U.S. and other countries maintain a strong lead in original innovation, with Silicon Valley and other tech hubs producing groundbreaking technologies and startups.
While China has made significant progress, the U.S. (through NASA and private companies like SpaceX) has more extensive and diverse achievements in space, including reusable rockets and plans for Mars colonization.
Countries like Japan and Germany are leaders in robotics and automation technologies, with advanced systems and innovations that often surpass those of China.
China faces criticism for intellectual property theft and lack of respect for IP laws, which undermines perceptions of its technological advancements.
Although China produces a high volume of research, the quality and global impact of research from the U.S. and Europe are often considered higher.
Yes, but the claim is not "US and Europe is so much ahead of everyone else in tech, space and automation that it's not funny anymore" but that China is. So, while the answer to your question is "of course" it's not relevant to the claim.
> Despite advancements, China still relies on key technologies from other countries, such as semiconductor manufacturing, where the U.S., Taiwan, and South Korea are leaders.
Doesn't the US (and most of the world) rely on Taiwan for semiconductors as well?
> The U.S. and other countries maintain a strong lead in original innovation, with Silicon Valley and other tech hubs producing groundbreaking technologies and startups.
There's nothing like WeChat in the west yet. I'm not sure this strong lead is still there.
> Although China produces a high volume of research, the quality and global impact of research from the U.S. and Europe are often considered higher.
By whom?
It's important to consider that China and the US/Europe didn't start on equal footing.
Just 75 years ago China was ages behind the US. The speed at which they're progressing is mindblowing, especially considering their population.
Compare China with India, if your intent is to do a fairer comparison.
> There's nothing like WeChat in the west yet. I'm not sure this strong lead is still there.
China has a lot of really impressive technology and innovation happening. An app store inside a messaging app is not what I would point to as groundbreaking from a technology standpoint.
It's not an app store inside a messaging app, it's a mega app. You can do literally everything with it, from home banking to payments to filing for divorce and booking a doctor.
>The U.S. and other countries maintain a strong lead in original innovation, with Silicon Valley and other tech hubs producing groundbreaking technologies and startups.
What are these groundbreaking technologies? Social apps? Marketing automation tools? Ride sharing apps?
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Elon Musk is ahead of everyone else in space. While nice, this and everything else anyone has done this and past decade in space is much less significant than the far more economical rockets Musk has built, basically with his bare hands.
Right, however it is customary to ascribe accomplishments to the person making the work possible rather than those who execute it. The same engineers won’t do as much anywhere else.
You'd be dark too if you were made out of the smashed insides of two crash victims mushed together!
Though it probably doesn't feel very dark in sunlight with no atmosphere above you. Like standing in a very exposed, lumpy, dusty car park (asphalt albedo: 0.05-0.1), except the sky is black, not blue.
A lot of folks don't realize how unusual Luna is. The Earth has a gigantic satellite relative to its own size, and this might be part of what makes our planet so habitable. It does a number of things: tides, climate stability, and catching or deflecting extinction-level-event objects that would otherwise hit Earth. Earth would almost certainly still be a habitable planet without it but maybe not as stable.