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12 STORIESAmerican and Chinese lunar landers could operate near each other on the Moon later this year as both nations target the strategically important Shackleton Crater region.
The White House announced that NASA will collaborate with the Department of Defense and Department of Energy to deploy nuclear reactors on the lunar surface and in orbit.
Traders are increasingly wagering on weather outcomes across platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, prompting climate experts to assess whether the practice strengthens forecasting accuracy or merely redistributes existing information.
A new analysis examines how technological expansion is reaching natural limits across multiple sectors. The piece explores what happens when growth trajectories flatten and markets mature.
Seven nations have achieved 100% renewable electricity generation, driven by abundant hydroelectric, geothermal, and wind resources. The milestone demonstrates the technical feasibility of fully renewable power systems.
NASA's Artemis II mission will conclude with a precise reentry sequence lasting 14 minutes, requiring exact trajectory angles to ensure crew safety. The spacecraft must hit its atmospheric entry point with millimeter precision.
Four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule splashed down off San Diego on April 10 after completing a 10-day test flight around the Moon. The successful mission paves the way for future crewed lunar landings.
NASA's Artemis II mission has concluded, marking a critical checkpoint in the agency's effort to return humans to the Moon. The program now enters its next phase with focus shifting to sustained lunar operations.
NASA's Artemis II mission concluded successfully with the Integrity capsule splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on Monday evening. The landing marks a key milestone for the lunar program.
NASA's four-person Artemis II crew safely returned to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean after completing humanity's first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.
NASA's Artemis program faces a critical milestone as astronauts prepare for a high-speed reentry from the moon at 32 times the speed of sound. Reentry failures have historically ended entire space programs.
NASA's Artemis II crew is preparing for splashdown after completing a historic journey around the moon. The mission marks a major milestone in NASA's effort to return humans to lunar exploration.