NASA is set to return to the moon. Here are 4 reasons to go back

Astronaut Charlie M. Duke Jr., lunar module pilot of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, is photographed collecting lunar samples during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity at the Descartes landing site.

NASA’s Apollo missions already sent astronauts to the moon from 1969 to 1972. But scientists say there’s still lots of good science to do there. The moon also could be an ideal stepping stone to Mars.

(Image credit: John W. Young/NASA)




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Source: NPR Space News