The rush to return humans to the moon and build lunar bases could threaten astronomy’s prospects

The 2020s have seen many moon landing attempts, although several have crashed or fallen over. With all the excitement surrounding the prospect of humans returning to the moon, both commercial interests and scientists will benefit. The moon is ideal for researchers to build telescopes that they can’t place on Earth, because it doesn’t have as … Read more

The rush to return humans to the moon and build lunar bases could threaten astronomy’s prospects

The 2020s have seen many moon landing attempts, although several have crashed or fallen over. With all the excitement surrounding the prospect of humans returning to the moon, both commercial interests and scientists will benefit. The moon is ideal for researchers to build telescopes that they can’t place on Earth, because it doesn’t have as … Read more