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The Moon, shot from Pakistan during a lunar eclipse. AP Photo/Fareed Khan

December 12, 2023

Scientists and space agencies are shooting for the Moon – 5 essential reads on modern lunar missions

Mary Magnuson, The Conversation

Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing on the Moon made 2023 a big year for lunar exploration, and future years will come with even more discoveries.

The stark landscape of the Moon as viewed by the Apollo 12 astronauts on their return to Earth. NASA / The Planetary Society

November 15, 2023

Scientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the US and beyond are searching for it

Paul Hayne, University of Colorado Boulder

Some dark craters on the Moon are never exposed to light − ice could be hiding in these permanently shadowed regions, and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission marked a big step toward finding it.

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March 3, 2022

Climate change: IPCC scientists on the narrowing window to adapt – podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Daniel Merino, The Conversation

Plus, a section of a rocket is about to crash on the Moon. What scientists hope to learn from it. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

All moons and planets are constantly under barrage from asteroids and comets. NASA via WikimediaCommons

March 4, 2022

A rocket crashes into the Moon – the accidental experiment will shed light on the physics of impacts in space

Paul Hayne, University of Colorado Boulder

Across the solar system, asteroids and comets crash into moons and planets every day. The rocket collision will provide researchers with important data on how these collisions work.

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