The Guardian Europe
Space Junk Punches New Hole in Moon; Scientists Call It a Light Show, Others Call It a Receipt
A SpaceX rocket part punches a hole in the moon, and an aerospace professor calls it a receipt for our hubris, not a light show.
2026-08-31
The Guardian Europe
2026-08-24
SpaceNews
Tory Bruno to Lead World Space Week 2027, Because the Moon Isn't Going to Promote Itself
Blue Origin's Tory Bruno gets the honor of leading World Space Week 2027, because the Moon isn't going to promote itself.
2026-08-11
NASA
Moon's Pull Creates 30-Foot Tides, Because Apparently It Needed a Hobby
The Moon's gravity, already doing too much, creates 30-foot tides in Western Australia, turning a bay into a buffet for birds and a workout for mangroves.
2026-08-05
The Guardian Europe
SpaceX Rocket to Give Moon an Unwelcome 5,400mph Hug, Scientists Prepare to Watch
A SpaceX rocket stage is about to give the moon a surprise 5,400mph crater, and scientists are oddly excited about the mess.
2026-07-19
ScienceDaily
Asteroid Gets Obliterated, Blasts Earth and Friends With Space Debris 800 Million Years Ago
A smashed-up asteroid sent space rubble raining down on Earth, the Moon, and Mars 800 million years ago - possibly cooling the planet and shaking things up in ways that make the Chicxulub impact look like a fender bender.
2026-07-13
ScienceDaily
Moon Landings May Contaminate Precious Ice That Could Explain How Life Started, Study Warns
New study warns that methane from spacecraft exhaust could spread across the moon in days, contaminating ancient ice that might hold the chemical keys to how life on Earth began.
2026-06-04
NASA
NASA's Artemis II Sends Back a Photo That Puts the 'Moon' in 'Earthshine'
NASA's Artemis II snaps a moonshine-lit Earth showing city lights, auroras, and zodiacal dust - because nothing says 'solar system selfie' like a 51,200 ISO setting.
2026-05-26
NASA
NASA Official Has Exactly One Job: Getting Astronauts to Not Fall Over on the Moon
Jaclyn Kagey has spent 25 years making sure astronauts don't die in space, and now she's doing it for the Moon, with better suits for short people.
2026-05-20
SpaceNews
NASA Head Predicts China Will Get Moon Tourists in 2027, Because Apparently We Need Another Space Race
NASA warns China might beat the U.S. to a crewed moon flyby in 2027, prompting a scramble to revamp Artemis lest America lose its lunar bragging rights.
2026-04-29
SpaceNews
Spent Falcon 9 Stage Books Moon Impact for August - No Word on Lunar Booking Fee
A Falcon 9 upper stage, having spent months aimlessly orbiting Earth, has booked a one-way ticket to the moon's Einstein crater for August 5 - because even rocket parts need closure.
2026-04-26
Ars Technica
Artemis II Breaks Distance Record That Apollo 13 Only Wanted Because It Didn't Get to Land
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13's 56-year-old distance record, but Fred Haise isn't impressed - he just wanted to walk on the Moon, not set a Guinness entry.
2026-04-22
NASA Confirms Humans Can Still Go to Moon, Sets New Distance Record Just in Case
NASA's Artemis II crew went to the Moon, set a distance record, called the ISS, and experienced 'Moon joy' - all while testing a space toilet.
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