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NASA Just Named the Artemis III Crew, but They Are Ditching the Moon Landing for a Risky High-Stakes Rehearsal in Orbit

If all goes well, Artemis IV will finally put boots back on the lunar surface.

The Mary Sue

Humans have an internal lunar clock – but light pollution is disrupting it

Most animals, including humans, carry an internal lunar clock, tuned to the 29.5-day rhythm of the Moon. It guides sleep, reproduction and migration of many species. But in the age of artificial light, that ancient signal is fading – washed out by the glow of cities, screens and satellites.

The Conversation

Mr Squiggle entertained Australia’s children for 40 years. Now, he’s back in the spotlight

If you grew up in Australia any time between the 1960s and the late 1990s, chances are you knew a little man from the Moon with a pencil for a nose. His name was Mr Squiggle. Every week he would float down to Earth in his rocket to turn random…

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This startup wants to back up your data on the Moon in a 'data center' that could probably sit in the palm of your hand

Lonestar wants to bring data services such as Disaster Recovery and Resilience-as-a-Service to the Moon.

TechRadar

Spacecraft set to map water on the Moon

Scientists have suspected there is water on the Moon since Indian and American spacecraft detected signs of hydrated minerals in 2009.

Evening Standard

China plans to plant a waving flag on the moon in 2026. Here's how

China's Chang'e 7 moon-landing mission will apparently include a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere.

Space

Disgusting, isn’t it? John Lewis’s shocking Christmas advert is actually about … shopping

Where’s the lonely man on the moon? Where’s the plaintive piano ballad sung by a wan Victorian girl? This year’s John Lewis ad is packed with unforgivable sins

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Apollo 14 astronaut's personal moon-flown Rolex watch sells for record $2.2 million

A Rolex watch that was flown to the moon is now the most expensive astronaut timepiece to sell at auction. The personal GMT-Master chronometer worn by Edgar Mitchell sold for $2.2 million.

Space

NASA's chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here's why

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.

WEKU

Chinese launch of Pakistani satellite highlights Asia's space ambitions

In the latest display of Asia’s rising space capability, a Chinese rocket carrying a Pakistani satellite will take off in May headed for the far side of the Moon.

Radio France Internationale

Racing for Moon real estate | Chandrayaan-3’s landing is motivating Indians to buy land on the Moon

The U.N.’s Outer Space Treaty bars private ownership in space, but that isn’t stopping India’s middle-class from buying a slice of the satellite. What’s driving this? And who will have the last laugh?

The Hindu

The importance of states in space missions

The success of governments in landing spacecrafts on the moon indicates that states can be powerful and competent actors

The Hindu

How did the world react to India’s ‘historic’ moon landing?

India becomes only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon after the US, Russia and China.

Al Jazeera

DARPA wants to build a 'thriving commercial economy' on the moon in 10 years

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is seeking rapid develop of technologies to support the foundation for an integrated lunar infrastructure.

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'History Created!': Indian cricket fraternity's joyous response to Chandrayaan-3's Moon landing

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricketing community erupted with joy as the nation achieved a groundbreaking milestone with the triumphant landing of the Chandrayaan-3 lander module on the moon's South Pole. In a moment of national pride, India became the first country to accomplish this historic feat, setting a new benchmark…

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"India is on the Moon", ISRO Chief after Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully touches down on lunar surface

As the Chandrayaan-3 lander module successfully landed on the moon’s South Pole, making India, the first country to have achieved the historic feat, ISRO chief S Somanath on Wednesday congratulated the people of the country on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission and said, "Indian is on the moon". Read…

Inverse

Is NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Our Entry Into a 21st-Century Space Race?

At a press conference for NASA’s Artemis II mission, Bill Nelson expressed concern over what would happen if China arrived at the Moon before the U.S.

Space

Return to the moon: The race we have to win (again)

The race is on. We are in a Sputnik moment — a sudden and important recognition that we are about to lose the heavens if we do not act with clarity and unity.

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Watch an astronaut test a 'lunar wheelbarrow' in moon-like gravity for 1st time (exclusive video)

European scientists used a parabolic flight mimicking lunar gravity to test a device that might one day help astronauts transport material on the moon.

Orlando Sentinel

Buzz Aldrin to be promoted to Air Force general

The second man on the moon is getting a promotion.

Motor1

Hyundai Motor Group Shoots For The Moon, Begins Building Lunar Rover

The rover will utilize parts from Hyundai and Kia cars.

Space

Jean Schulz awarded NASA achievement medal for sending Snoopy to the moon

Jean Schulz, the widow of Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz, has been recognized for being a "huge champion" of NASA and inspiring millions of people around the world by sending Snoopy to the moon.

Birmingham Post

Rolls-Royce developing a mini-nuclear reactor to power a future base on the moon

Engineering giant wants to have a reactor ready to send to the moon by 2029

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