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Russia Signs Deal to Build Lunar Power Plant by 2036

Roscosmos has contracted Lavochkin to advance a lunar power project involving Russia's nuclear agencies.

Pope León XIV Condemns Military Use of AI as a ‘Destructive Spiral’

JPL Completes Launch-Stress Qualification Tests for Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 2

Scientists Detect Granite Batholith Heating the Moon’s Compton–Belkovich Region

NASA Picks Commercial Rover to Work With Artemis IV Astronauts on the Moon

Europe Unveils Argonaut Lander Consortium With 2030 Moon Cargo Target

Lunar Traffic Surge Fuels Collision-Risk Warnings, Spurs New Tracking Efforts

Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module Executes Rare Lunar Flybys, Set to Exit Moon's Sphere of Influence

ISRO Releases Chandrayaan-2 Polar Radar Mosaics to Open Lunar Ice, Terrain Insights

Two Lunar Impact Flashes Recorded by Japanese Telescopes Get Independent Confirmation

UAE Ships Rashid Rover 2 to U.S. for Firefly Integration Ahead of 2026 Far-Side Moon Attempt

NASA Stacks Artemis II for Early February Launch as Agency Delays Artemis III and Reopens Lander Competition

NASA Reopens Lunar Mission Bidding After Starship Delays

Chandrayaan-2 Records First Direct Solar Storm Effects on the Moon’s Exosphere

Australian Startups Debut ‘Charlotte,’ a Spider-Like 3D-Printing Builder at IAC Sydney

NASA Eyes February 2026 for First Crewed Artemis Flight

NASA Sets Sights on a Lunar 'Village' by 2035

NASA Taps Blue Origin to Revive VIPER Rover for 2027 Lunar South Pole Delivery

UTEP Geologist Awarded Grant to Map Moon's South Pole for Artemis

NASA Picks Blue Origin for Staged VIPER Moon Delivery Targeting 2027