In the 34 years since Eugene Cernan left the last footprint on the moon, our knowledge of the nature of the universe and the origins of life has expanded immeasurably, bringing us up against questions that are impossible to answer here on Earth. Now NASA and others are getting serious about harnessing the moon for science, and over the next 10 pages, we find out why.
We explore the opportunities available at the prime lunar locations and the challenges of working there. And we examine the apparently bizarre idea that going fossil hunting on the lunar surface is our best chance of discovering our own origins. For science, there’s no place quite like the moon…
