# China is sharing priceless moon samples with international partners, but NASA can’t be a part of it

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/china-is-sharing-priceless-moon-samples-with-international-partners-but-nasa-cant-be-a-part-of-it/
- Published: 2025-05-20T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: Chang&#8217;e 5&#8217;s return to China Academy of Space Technology &#8211; December 18, 2020. Photo credit: China News Service via Wikimedia (Source: YouTube). CC BY 3.0 (no modifications). Article by Keith Cooper. Live Science &#8211; May 18, 2025.This article was originally published by Space.com. The Wolf Amendment, a law that prevents bilateral cooperation in space research between the U.S. and China, is preventing U.S. government-funded analysis of the Chang&#8217;e 5 moon samples. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.livescience.com
