An ancient impact may have scattered material from deep inside the moon toward NASA’s planned Artemis landing sites near the lunar south pole.
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The ongoing military conflict regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz may well mirror a future situation off-Earth — the use of cislunar space, the region between the moon and our planet.
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NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project.
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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.