Why China Might Beat the U.S. Back to the Moon
China's lavishly funded space program could have taikonauts on the moon before 2030.
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China's lavishly funded space program could have taikonauts on the moon before 2030.
SpaceX launches a rocket carrying a lunar lander. On board is NASA tech which the agency hopes will pave the way for human missions in 2026. Watch again on demand below.
For hundreds of millions of years, our moon has been shriveling like a raisin. Now, scientists say that decrease in circumference is leading to shallow moonquakes - including near NASA's potential sites for human visits.
The moon is not as we typically imagine it, a dusty planetoid frozen and unchanging. On the contrary, it is dynamic and seismically active
The moon has been slowly shrinking for millions of years. Now, as Artemis 3 nears its 2026 launch date, geologists worry about whether moonquakes and lunar landslides will impact landing.