Nations realise they need to take risks or lose the race to the Moon

There’s intense competition between the US and China to establish bases on the Moon.

Jacco van Loon, Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University • conversation
June 17, 2024 • ~8 min

Space weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts

The Sun will be at its most explosive right around the time NASA plans to put people back on the Moon.

Lulu Zhao, Assistant Research Scientist in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
June 13, 2024 • ~6 min

Chinese Spacecraft Collects Samples from Far Side of Moon
VOA Learning English • voa
June 5, 2024 • ~5 min

More precise moon maps could benefit future missions

As space agencies gear up for lunar missions, researchers have made enhancements that make maps of the surface of the moon more streamlined and precise.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
May 31, 2024 • ~7 min

The rush to return humans to the Moon and build lunar bases could threaten opportunities for astronomy

The best spots on the Moon for lunar bases are the same spots where scientists want to build telescopes − can these two interests coexist?

Martin Elvis, Senior Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Institution • conversation
May 30, 2024 • ~7 min

China Launches Spacecraft to Far Side of the Moon
VOA Learning English • voa
May 3, 2024 • ~5 min

China set to blast off to the far side of the Moon – here’s what it could discover

China’s new mission could answer longstanding questions about the Moon.

Ben Rider-Stokes, Post Doctoral Researcher in Achondrite Meteorites, The Open University • conversation
May 1, 2024 • ~5 min

Team cracks mystery of asteroid’s origin

For the first time, scientists have traced an asteroid to its exact place of origin—a particular crater on the moon.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
April 30, 2024 • ~9 min

Stonehenge may have aligned with the Moon as well as the Sun

The monument’s ancient connection to the skies may run even deeper than we realised.

Erica Ellingson, Professor in Astrophysics, Emeritus, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
April 19, 2024 • ~8 min

Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.

Fabian Klenner, Postdoctoral Scholar in Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
April 17, 2024 • ~8 min

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