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Are the Universe's smallest stars promising places for life?
When all sun-like stars die in few tens of billion years, planets orbiting red dwarf stars might be the only options for life to take root on.
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Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #15
SLS rocket hot fire re-test incoming, Chandrayaan 3 delayed, Russia might co-build China-led Moon base, Astrobotic makes progress on VIPER mission, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #14
SpaceX to launch Gateway lunar station elements, the cost of NASA's Artemis program, Turkey aims for a Moonshot, LRO can slew again, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #13
Firefly to carry NASA instruments to the Moon, a book on lunar dust, new radar tech takes sharpest image of Apollo 15 landing site, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #12
NASA to redo SLS hot fire test, Intuitive Machines readies NASA instruments for their first Moon landing, Earth maybe a source of surface Moon water, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #11
China outlines availability of Chang'e 5 samples, a Moon rock sits in the White House, scientists see the Moon lose its magnetic field, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #10
NASA's SLS rocket fails critical test, Astrobotic readies water-detecting NASA instruments for their first Moon landing, Japan to collaborate on Gateway, and more developments in the lunar space.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #9
SLS hot fire test on January 17, key NASA tech payloads on CLPS landers, a seismically active Moon, and more developments in the lunar space.
ISRO Chandrayaan
On ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 orbiter data release
The initial dataset is underwhelming and there is no sign of when ISRO will release the next set.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #8
Preserving Apollo sites now law, Astrobotic tests CubeSat rover, planetary protection for the Moon's poles, and more developments in the lunar space.
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Best of 2020
A look back at my best articles and talks in this otherwise dreadful year.
Moon Monday
Moon Monday Issue #7
ISRO releases Chandrayaan 2 orbiter data, NASA's 2021 Moon budget, finding too many Moon craters, and more developments in the lunar space.