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Who Owns the Moon?

4 October 2026 at 09:06
A treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonetheless.

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The moon in April, visible from NASA’s Orion spacecraft.

Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

4 October 2026 at 09:00
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

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The moon and Earth were aligned in the same frame, each partly illuminated by the sun, as seen from behind the moon during the Artemis II flight in April.
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