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Chinese scientists detect 41 new lunar landslides, mostly triggered by moonquakes

In fact, China’s upcoming Chang’e-8 mission (2029) will carry a lunar seismometer to the south pole. Once moonquakes are detected, satellites can quickly check for landslide signatures at the ...

Building Nuclear Power in the U.S. Is Tough. NASA Wants to Do It on the Moon.

In August, NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy directed the agency to fast-track an effort to land a reactor on the moon by late 2029. The agency wants a 100-kilowatt system, about enough to power a ...