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Moon Monday #292: An obsessively linked rundown of recent global lunar exploration and cooperation updates

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China is building a lunar navigation and communications network. Lasers shine again in latest demonstration.

Moon Monday #291: A comprehensive review of each major component China has demonstrated towards such a lunar network.

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The fiery origin of our Moon tied to Earth, as unraveled by scientists through Apollo and now modern missions

Moon Monday #290: Lunar samples brought by Apollo missions transformed our understanding of the Moon’s formation and Earth’s past. Chang’e and Chandrayaan missions have newly enriched the endeavor as scientists continue unraveling its complex layers.

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Exploring the marvel that are mountains on the Moon

Moon Monday #289: They form near-instantly and offer a peak into the Moon's interior, improving our understanding of planets across the Solar System and beyond.

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Rocket equation 101: Revealing our Moon’s value as a launchpad

Moon Monday #288: Realizations from fundamental physics at the heart of the rocket equation. Paired with memes for fun and poetry for ethics.

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Moon Monday #287: Mission updates from China, the US, Europe, and Japan

Before we begin, I’m thrilled to share that Open Lunar Foundation is continuing as a sponsor of my Moon Monday blog+newsletter for the sixth year! 🌕 Open Lunar is a US-based non-profit organization with a global team that develops bottom-up tools of lunar governance to enable

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Our Moon is two-faced. Science missions unravel its layers.

Moon Monday #286: China’s Chang’e 6 samples have helped scientists decipher enigmatic layers of the lunar farside, leaving a curious trail for future missions to build upon.

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Upcoming missions to the Moon’s farside—that’s definitely not its dark side.

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Explore our Moon!

A curated page of resources to learn and share how countries worldwide have explored our stellar cosmic companion.

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The Moon’s south pole is a place of promise and perils. Effective data sharing will benefit and save everyone.

Moon Monday #283: Some engineers and scientists are leading by example.

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Achievements and shortfalls in global lunar exploration this half year | Moon Monday #282

A contextualized overview of the world’s Moon exploration efforts.

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Lessons on lapses in lunar missions operations from the 20th century | Moon Monday #281

Announcement before we begin: I’m excited to welcome PierSight as a returning sponsor of my independent space writing for another year! 🌙 Ahmedabad-based PierSight is building a constellation of SAR satellites equipped with AIS sensors for persistent, all-weather ocean studies and monitoring. With $8 million raised in funds,