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Science News: Odysseus, the pioneering US spacecraft, is in its final hours on the moon before its battery dies. Despite compromised operational capabilities, the spacecraft has transmitted valuable scientific data and imagery. Nasa's Artemis program aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the moon.

The destruction of the robotic Luna-25 probe, which crashed onto the surface of the moon over the weekend, reflects the endemic problems that have dogged the Russian space industry since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Those include the loss of key technologies in the post-Soviet industrial meltdown, the bruising impact of recent Western sanctions, a huge brain drain and widespread corruption.

Rest of World News: Russia's failed attempt to land a probe on the moon highlights the challenges faced by its space program. The crash of the Luna-25 probe reflects prob

The Luna-25 was in a race with Indias Chandrayaan-3 missions lander module the only spacecraft in the race to touch down on the lunar surface. According to the Russian space agency, the lunar probe was to get into the landing orbit after a thrust for descend but due to deviation in its path, it entered into an undesignated orbit.