Chinese sighting of 'cube' on moon rouses speculation, inspires memes
BEIJING: A photograph of a cube-like object captured by a Chinese rover on the far side of the moon has fanned speculation over what it could be and inspired a host of memes by Chinese internet users. The Yutu-2 caught an image of what seems like a large cubic object on the horizon about 80 metres (87 yards) from its location, said Our Space, a Chinese government science website, citing the rover's last log on December 3. Under the hashtag "Yutu's latest discovery", a series of internet memes showed the rover rolling over the lunar plain towards a pair of obelisks, a tall monolith, and even a giant hammer and sickle - the symbol of the Communist Party. "It's space junk left behind by the US.," one Chinese internet user wrote in a social media post. "Get a bit closer, and you'd see it's a nucleic acid test site for Covid-19," another quipped. "It's the home of aliens!" a third said in mock horror. Others suggested a mor...