China stalls Chang’e 7 until 2027 China announced that the Chang’e 7 mission will not fly this year. The agency said the spacecraft does not meet the conditions for launch. The delay pushes the launch to 2027, a timel…

The postponement hurts a tightly packed lunar calendar. Chang’e 7 was slated to map the Moon’s far side, test a lander, and scout resources for future bases. Missing the window means other nations will race ahead on s…

Radiation shielding gets a fungal boost One of the technical hurdles for any lunar or Martian venture is radiation. A study on the International Space Station examined Cladosporium sphaerospermum, a dematiaceous radio…

If the results scale, a self‑replicating shield could be grown on a lunar habitat rather than shipped from Earth. The passive protection would complement existing aluminum and polyethylene layers. The authors disclose…