"Shrinking Moon Raises Concerns for Artemis Astronauts' Safety"

New research funded by NASA has found that the moon's core cooling and shrinking is causing its surface to develop creases and moonquakes, potentially posing a threat to future human settlers and equipment in the lunar south pole region. Despite the moon's appearance, it remains seismically active due to its hot interior, with the strongest recorded moonquake equivalent to a magnitude 5.0 on Earth. While these findings won't affect the Artemis III landing region selection process, they highlight the need for more data and caution for future manned missions to the moon.