People might have told you that the Moon is something of a harsh mistress. Putting aside what you already know about it—the Moon’s extreme surface temperatures, its lack of a breathable atmosphere, and its constant exposure to solar and cosmic radiation—the dusty lunar surface is also coated in tiny particles of regolith that are (to make matters worse) as sharp as glass.
Astronomers and planetary scientists had long assumed the Moon was simply too inhospitable to support any kind of life, but NASA researchers have now added a critical caveat: It turns out that certain well-shaded pockets along the Moon’s craggy surface, particularly near the…
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