Why scientists launched two little robots to the moon
This episode of NPR's Shortwave dives into three cosmic-scale topics: adorable Transformers-like robots exploring the lunar surface, a high-stakes scientific debate over whether the universe’s expansion is accelerating or slowing down, and NASA’s Artemis 3 crew selection and astronaut tra
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