Why NASA Is Going Back to the Moon - The New York Times

The agency is set to launch a massive rocket on Monday, kicking off a return to Earth’s closest neighbor after many scientists and policymakers had once moved on.
As scientists, we understand that the moon is in some sense a Rosetta Stone, said David A. Kring of the Lunar and Planetary Institute near Houston. It is the best place in the solar system to study t… [+1412 chars] Read More