The moon is shrinking, which could cause a bit of a problem with the scheduled Artemis 3 landing in 2026. No, the moon is still a plenty big enough target. But the shrinking is causing moonquakes and lunar landslides. So when human boots tread the moon yet again, the humans in question will have to plan for the possibility that the ground under those boots is not as stable as they might hope. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/In2xiZ #Science#Moon#Artemis#Space#LunarLanding
🌕🚀 Lunar map update! India's #Chandrayaan3 has landed near the Moon's South Pole, a first for any nation! 🇮🇳 What's the next big lunar discovery you're anticipating? 🌌
54 years ago today, the effort of thousands resulted in sending humans to orbit and land on the #moon. My dad was one of them, he worked on the guidance system of the Lunar Module. He received this desk model then, and it was passed on to me after he passed. It was in bad shape, my siblings & I did much damage to it when kids, but a couple of years ago I sent it off to a person that specializes in Lunar Module model restorations & he did a great job.
NASA may delay crewed lunar landing beyond Artemis 3 mission (phys.org)
NASA's Artemis 3 mission, set to return humans to the Moon in 2025, might not involve a crewed landing after all, an official said Tuesday.