Elsewhere · Reading https://elsewhere.graphicoregon.com/#reading Other writers, other papers — open the link. A curated shelf of no-paywall original space writing the desk is pointing at. Preview only; read the piece at the source. en-us Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:30:00 GMT China is building a lunar navigation and communications network https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-291/ https://jatan.space/moon-monday-issue-291/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:45:00 GMT Moon Monday Moon Monday #291 — Jatan Mehta walks through each piece China has demonstrated toward a Queqiao-class lunar navcom stack, including Earth–Moon laser links. The fiery origin of our Moon, tied to Earth https://jatan.space/origin-of-our-moon-and-earth/ https://jatan.space/origin-of-our-moon-and-earth/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT Moon Monday Moon Monday #290 — Apollo samples, then Chang’e and Chandrayaan, testing the giant-impact story of how the Moon formed. Vol 45, Week 37 — this week in space https://spacecalendar.com/vol-45-week-37/ https://spacecalendar.com/vol-45-week-37/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Space Calendar The open weekly ledger: Progress MS-35 to station, UKIRT winding down, JUICE Earth flyby on the 25th, Crew-13 later in the month. Could clues to ancient alien civilizations hide in a bucket of Moon dust? https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-the-clues-to-ancient-alien-civilizations-be-hiding-in-a-bucket-of-moon-dust https://www.universetoday.com/articles/could-the-clues-to-ancient-alien-civilizations-be-hiding-in-a-bucket-of-moon-dust Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:09:00 GMT Universe Today SETI Institute researchers argue the lunar surface is a long-term collector of artifacts — not because anyone lived there, but because the Moon keeps what hits it. Scientists are still trying to understand how the Moon formed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-are-still-trying-to-understand-how-the-moon-formed https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-are-still-trying-to-understand-how-the-moon-formed Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:27:00 GMT Universe Today New impact modeling: depending on how hot Earth and Theia were, you either get a debris disk or an intact Moon in hours. China postpones the Chang’e-7 mission https://www.universetoday.com/articles/china-postpones-the-change-7-mission https://www.universetoday.com/articles/china-postpones-the-change-7-mission Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:12:00 GMT Universe Today The south-pole lander missed its late-August window while already on the pad at Wenchang. Next opening is likely next year. What’s up in the night sky: September 2026 https://www.planetary.org/night-sky/night-sky-what-to-see-this-month https://www.planetary.org/night-sky/night-sky-what-to-see-this-month Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Planetary Society Crescent Moon with Venus on the 14th, Antares on the 17th, equinox on the 23rd, Harvest Moon on the 26th. Apollo 11 on the lunar surface https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260912.html https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260912.html Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT NASA APOD September 12 picture: sunlight and long shadows on the Moon, photographed July 20, 1969, by Neil Armstrong.