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These six countries are about to go to the Moon — here’s why

Japan, South Korea, Russia, India, the United Arab Emirates and the United States aim to send missions to the Moon in the next year. But will they all make it?
  1. John Pickrell
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The Moon pictured in the waning gibbous phase.

An unprecedented number of nations are trying to get to the Moon in the next year. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

The Moon will be one of the most popular destinations in the Solar System in the next year. No fewer than seven missions are headed there from India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, along with several companies.

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Nature 605, 208-211 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01252-7

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