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How to Build a Moon: James Webb Just Found the Blueprint

How do you build a moon? :first_quarter_moon: Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we’ve just taken the first-ever look at the chemical ingredients inside a moon-forming disk around a distant ...
PBS

Analysis: Why NASA is planning to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon and what the law says

The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power. While it might feel like a ...
Space.com

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 – choosing where is tricky

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA ...
The Conversation

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say

Michelle L.D. Hanlon is affiliated with For All Moonkind, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on protecting cultural heritage in outer space. The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, ...
Forbes

This Startup Is Racing To Be The First To Mine Helium On The Moon

Interlune is developing robots to harvest a valuable gas on the lunar surface that could have a big impact on Earth. In the lobby of Interlune, a 3-foot-wide tabletop diorama shows an idyllic, ...