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China Readies Chang'e‑7 Lunar Ice Mission for Late‑August Launch

The multi-element probe will seek and sample water in permanently shadowed south‑pole craters to inform plans for crewed landings.

Study Maps Lunar South Pole Pockets Where Earth Microbes Could Survive

Two Candidate Sites for Long‑Lost Luna 9 Flagged in LRO Images by AI and Crowdsourced Sleuthing

AI and Crowd Sleuths Home In on Rival Sites for the Long-Lost Luna 9 Lander

Saturn’s Close Pass With a Half‑Lit Moon Highlights Its Stationary Pause as Mercury Turns Direct

Moon Remains 88% Lit as Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks

ispace Fine-Tunes Timeline for June 5 Moon Landing Attempt