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An artist's illustration of the moon showing a large layer of KREEP surrounding the South Pole-Aitken basin

We were wrong about how the moon's largest and oldest crater formed — and that's great news for NASA's next lunar landing

A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meaning astronauts on NASA's future Artemis III mission may be able to collect valuable samples of ancient radioactive material, known as KREEP.

NASA delays historic Artemis missions — yet again

The next stages of NASA's moon program will be delayed due to technical issues, but officials claim they will still launch in time to beat China to the lunar surface.

By Ben Turner Published 6 December 24
NASA's historic Artemis mission to land the 1st woman on the moon delayed until 2026

NASA has announced it is pushing back its flagship Artemis II expedition to September 2025 and its Artemis III moon-landing mission to September 2026 after testing uncovered safety issues.

By Sascha Pare Published 10 January 24