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A number of companies are working on plans to extract precious resources from the Moon.
Phones can often take great photos, but why photos of the Moon typically disappointing? The Moon itself and camera design are both part of the answer.
The US doesn’t currently have much ability to monitor what’s going on in the space around the Moon. An effort by the Air Force Research Laboratory could help.
Many animals synchronise their behaviour to the phases of the Moon.
A planetary scientist who has participated in analog missions describes their value for planning space exploration – and learning about extreme environments on Earth.
Earth is the only home humans have ever known. But that might not be the case for much longer.
From 1980s sci-fi films to today’s blockbusters, filmmakers have wrestled with questions about what happens when humans rely on intelligent machines.
As a symbol, the Moon did not have an easily decipherable meaning – which encouraged medieval people to read it in playful ways.
The Moon influences ocean tides – and ocean tides, in some ways, influence the Moon back.
How we talk about outer space shapes the futures we imagine and build. Indigenous perspectives offer a better way forward.
The Moon will indeed be black, kind of. But that’s not why you should look up this weekend.
If you try to launch or land a spacecraft anywhere close to another object on the lunar surface, that object will get sandblasted with rocks, dust and sand.
Nuclear reactors in space may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are likely to prove important for powering long-term space missions.
An astrophysicist who spent time doing research at the South Pole gets to the bottom of how things feel at the ends of the Earth.
NASA’s learned a lot about the Moon since Apollo. But a perfect landing still requires incredible planning and scientific precision.
More people will be going to the Moon in coming years, and the way current legal frameworks are written could lead to conflict.
Private companies are now major players in space. How can they be held accountable if they damage the property of others or trash the Moon?
3D printing in outer space and on alien planets comes with otherworldly challenges.
A full moon, low on the horizon, tinted red – it’s a sight not to be missed.
Top contributors
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute; The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Professor in Earth and Planetary Science, Western University
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Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
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Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW
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Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Podcast host, The Conversation
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University
