Russia could launch the Luna-25 mission to the moon

<br>Russia last visited the moon in 1976 when the robotic spacecraft Luna-24 collected lunar samples that were brought back to Earth. Roscosmos, the country’s space agency, may try to send a mission again this summer with the Luna-25 lander heading to the Boguslavsky crater near the moon’s south pole. It may be one of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/25/science/ispace-moon-landing-japan?smid=spacecal#what-else-is-going-to-the-moon-this-year">a series of robotic moon landings</a> that could be attempted during the latter half of this year.