The Artemis 2 astronauts captured a unique image of the moon’s “dark side” during their historic April 2026 flyby.

New research shows that craters near the moon’s south pole that have been in permanent shadow the longest are more likely to contain the most water ice.
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Fiber-optic cables on the moon could detect moonquakes, offering a simpler way to study lunar activity and support future Artemis missions.
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The impetus for establishing a “Lunar Surface Moon Base” is that America is in a space race with China.

A new study highlights the volcanic Rimae Bode region as a scientifically promising destination for China’s first crewed moon landing mission, which the nation wants to achieve by 2030.
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Tests involving growing chickpea plants in lunar regolith treated with vermicompost and fungi yielded harvestable crops — but are they edible?
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A new analysis of Apollo moon samples reveals insight into the history of the lunar magnetic field.

Is an orbiting space station necessary to achieve lunar objectives, including scientific ones?

Scientists may have narrowed down the landing site of the Soviet Union’s Luna 9, which in 1966 became the first spacecraft to touch down softly on the moon.
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Elon Musk isn’t the first person to propose the use of mass drivers on the moon. He’s following in the footsteps of space visionary Gerard O’Neill, who floated the idea back in 1974.
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