We’ve known for a while now that the Moon has water. Accessing it will make it easier not just to visit, but to stay.
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NASA’s new plans for its Artemis moon exploration program reduces risks and increases the likelihood of a successful human mission to the moon’s surface in 2028.
Jeremy Hansen will be the first non-American to fly to the moon — and will make Canada only the second country in the world to send an astronaut into deep space.
Will it be Glacier or Athabasca? Maybe Courage or Pol-R? The Canadian moon rover will soon have a name, two years before it’s set to explore the moon’s South Pole.
Japan’s space agency is landing its first lunar probe this week. This makes the Moon an increasingly busy target for spacefaring nations – with conflicting political stances among them.
The days of freeze-fried astronaut ice cream are long behind us. What will humans eat on Moon colonies in the future? Carefully engineered space gardens could be the answer.
Artemis I launch has been ‘scrubbed’ a couple of times now. Why is a launch window so important, and what does scrubbing mean, anyway?
Why is humanity going back to the Moon after 50 years? Because we can, and we should.
Some nations are concerned the Artemis Accords represent a US power grab.
Compared to other governments’ support of lunar business and technology, Canada needs to be more strategic and active in lunar exploration or we will be left behind.
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Professor in Earth and Planetary Science, Western University
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Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University
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Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research (Interim), Curtin University
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Professor and ARC Australian Laureate Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in Plant Molecular Physiology, Adelaide University
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Professor of Space Law and Policy, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Associate Professor - Physics, RMIT University
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Space Robotics and Space Technology, Carleton University
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University