Moon
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Dark side of the Moon: will the race to lunar South Pole spark conflict?
Today's Big Question Russia and India are competing for the ‘new lunar gold’ – but real contest will be between the US and China
By The Week Staff Published
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Sturgeon Moon: supermoon lights up night skies worldwide
In Pictures Photographers across the globe capture first of August’s two full Moons
By Rebekah Evans Published
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India hoping to be fourth country to reach Moon after Chandrayaan-3 launch
Speed Read Rocket aiming to set its lander Vikram down near Moon’s little-explored south pole
By Jamie Timson Published
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Rolls-Royce gets £2.9m for ‘James Bond’ Moon project
Speed Read British engineering giant tasked with creating a nuclear reactor to power a lunar base for scientists
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Why space experts want a new time zone for the Moon
Speed Read An international effort has been launched to create a commonly agreed lunar time
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Can China beat US in new space race to colonise the Moon?
Talking Point Beijing has announced plans to land astronauts on the lunar surface by the end of the decade
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Pros and cons of sending people to the Moon
Pros and Cons Development of new technologies and vital research must be offset by cost and climate considerations
By The Week Staff Published
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Artemis 1: behind Nasa’s ‘Moon-to-Mars’ mission
feature US space agency forced to postpone launch that will eventually return humans to lunar surface
By The Week Staff Published
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Met bans officers from ‘Porn Idol’ contest
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Mystery over moon rocket crash
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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US government once ‘planned to nuke the Moon’
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Russia and China joining forces to build first Moon base
Speed Read Lunar pact represents ‘all kinds of security threats’ to UK and US, expert warns
By Joe Evans Last updated
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China ‘trying to take control of the Moon’
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Reach for the Moon: Nokia and Nasa to build 4G lunar network
Speed Read Deal is part of the US space agency’s plan to establish human settlements on the lunar surface
By Mike Starling Last updated
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