The moon is shrinking, which could cause a bit of a problem with the scheduled Artemis 3 landing in 2026. No, the moon is still a plenty big enough target. But the shrinking is causing moonquakes and lunar landslides. So when human boots tread the moon yet again, the humans in question will have to plan for the possibility that the ground under those boots is not as stable as they might hope. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/In2xiZ
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