--- title: "People Have Some Wild Theories About the Cube China Found on the Moon" description: "China spotted a puzzling \"mystery house\" on the surface of the Moon, a cube-shaped object hiding in plain sight. The internet had a field day as a result." date: "2021-12-08" modified: "2021-12-08" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/wild-theories-cube-china-moon" categories: - "Astronomy" - "Moon" - "Space" tags: - "china" - "moon" - "the digest" - "yutu" --- # People Have Some Wild Theories About the Cube China Found on the Moon ![China spotted a puzzling "mystery house" on the surface of the Moon, a cube-shaped object hiding in plain sight. The internet had a field day as a result.]() *\Image: CNSA\* ## Mystery House China spotted what it's calling a "[mystery house]()" on the surface of the Moon — what appears, in a grainy photo taken by the country's Yutu-2 rover, to be a cube-shaped object on the horizon. While scientists [mostly agree]() that it's probably just the remnants of a meteor impact — the rover's surroundings are practically covered in impact sites — that hasn't stopped galaxy-brained netizens from coming up with their own theories. Many of the [are a bit of a reach](), to put it lightly. In other words, it's just another day on the internet. "Canada beat us all to lunar habitation and set up an ice fishing shack," one Redditor [offered](). "By the time Elon shows up he’ll find a Tim Hortons every two kilometers," another [added](). Others advised to get the hell away. "Turn around, go back in the other direction," one Redditor [warned](). "Pretend you never saw it. DO NOT ENGAGE THE MOON CUBE." ## Moon Monolith But more than anything, people reminisced about that time mysterious [monoliths kept popping up everywhere]() last summer. Did pioneering artists bring their next monolith creation to the surface of the Moon? Or are we all staring at bits of lunar rock, letting our imaginations run wild after a too-long pandemic? Fortunately, China is planning to send Yutu-2 to investigate, so we'll hopefully find out sooner rather than later. And the answer may well be disappointing. When Yutu-2 discovered a [strange "colored, gel-like" substance]() on the far side of the Moon, it later turned out to be impact glass that formed as a result of a meteor impact. So perhaps don't get your hopes up. **More on the cube:** *[Chinese Rover Exploring What Appears to Be Cube-Shaped Object on Moon]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()