Storyline: French scientists at the Institute of Earth Physics in Paris (IPGP) are using lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 space mission to explore the mysteries of the Moon. This is part of the results that the China National Space Administration announced on April 24, granting scientists from institutions in France, Germany, Japan, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, and the United States to borrow lunar samples from the Chang'e-5 mission for scientific research. Frederic Moynier, a professor at the IPGP, personally transported the lunar samples to his lab in Paris. Moynier said that these samples, extracted from the north of the Mons Rumker in Oceanus Procellarum, also known as the Ocean of Storms, are notably younger by nearly a billion years compared to those retrieved during the Apollo missions. This revelation suggests a prolonged period of lunar volcanic activity that extends beyond previous scientific understanding, he added. Employing isotope detection techniques, Moynier is meticulously analyzing the traces of various elements within the lunar samples, aiming at juxtaposing the findings from the Chang'e-5 lunar samples with those from other space missions and constructing a comprehensive portrait of the Moon's composition. Recognizing China's prowess in space research, Moynier foresees a deepening collaboration between Chinese and French scientists with the arrival of lunar samples in French laboratories. Long Zhengyu, a Chinese Ph.D. student at the IPGP, highlighted the significance of international cooperation. In December 2020, the Chang'e-5 probe brought back China's first samples collected from the moon, successfully concluding China's three-step lunar exploration program of orbiting, landing, and returning samples. The program began in 2004. Shotlist: Paris, France - May 12, 2025: 1. Entrance to Institute of Earth Physics in Paris (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, IPGP) 2. Sign of IPGP 3. Various of Frederic Moynier, professor and member of IPGP's Cosmochemistry, Astrophysics and Experimental Geophysics (CAGE) team, talking to reporter, showing lunar samples 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Frederic Moynier, member, Cosmochemistry, Astrophysics and Experimental Geophysics (CAGE) team, Institute of Earth Physics of Paris (IPGP): "The Moon is a very cold planet and so you have no activities. But these Chang'e-5 samples really changed our understanding, we had volcanism much later than what we thought, and this makes us think about what is inside the Moon and why could you have volcanisms so late." 5. Moynier introducing experimental facilities to reporter 6. Logo of IPGP 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Frederic Moynier, member, Cosmochemistry, Astrophysics and Experimental Geophysics (CAGE) team, Institute of Earth Physics of Paris (IPGP): "My expectation is that it will be probably similar to Apollo, and if it is similar, we mean that we can now make a real story about the whole moon. If this is different, which I don't know yet, but if this is different, it's probably even more interesting. It means that the Moon, inside, is not homogeneous like the Earth." 8. Various of samples 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Frederic Moynier, member, Cosmochemistry, Astrophysics and Experimental Geophysics (CAGE) team, Institute of Earth Physics of Paris (IPGP) (ending with shot 10): "Because of the Chang'e-5 sample, but also because they have lots of former students who are successful professors in China. So, I used to go to work in China several times a year for exchange, to give conferences." 10. Long Zhengyu, Chinese Ph.D. student at IPGP, talking to reporter 11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Long Zhengyu, Chinese Ph.D. student, Institute of Earth Physics of Paris (IPGP) (starting with shot 10/ending with shot 12): "Foreign labs can provide us with some analysis and testing conditions with the Chang'e lunar samples from China. So, this marks the scientific research collaboration between China and France." 12. Researcher in lab. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]