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Finland becomes 53rd country to join the Artemis Accords for moon exploration
By Andrew Jones published
Finland just became the Artemis Accords' 53rd member nation, bolstering NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.

Moon selected as historical preservation site to protect lunar heritage
By Leonard David published
The World Monuments Fund has added the moon to its watch list of 25 historic places that face major challenges and has called for preserving lunar heritage.

What happened to the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?
By Leonard David published
Astronauts placed six different American flags on the moon during the Apollo program. What became of those flags in the years since, and why were they controversial?

China plans to plant a waving flag on the moon in 2026. Here's how
By Leonard David published
China's Chang'e 7 moon-landing mission will apparently include a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere.

Humans will soon be able to mine on the moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider
By Evie Kendal, Alan Duffy published
By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon.

Black Moon: What is it and why does it occur?
By Joe Rao last updated
Reference A Black Moon is a rare occurrence. Here we explore what causes them and when the next one will happen.

Full moon names 2025 (and how they came to be)
By Joe Rao last updated
Reference The full moon names for each month, why they're named so and what we can expect from these lunar events.

Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January
By Mike Wall published
Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.
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