Sources & reading
Sources & reading.
The agencies, publications, and mission teams behind our reading list.
Following a story
Each summary links to the original publication. Dates on stories refer to their source; mission windows may change. Proposed missions are identified in the tracker.
We favor mission operators, research institutions, and original records. A completed milestone, an announced plan, and a proposed concept receive different status labels. When timing or a claim changes, the source link is the place to check first.
Space reading list reviewed October 13, 2026. Event sources are linked on the Moonshots Live page.
NASA
Moon, missions, planetary science, observatories, human spaceflight
Open source (opens in a new tab)Official agencyESA
European missions, space science, Earth observation, space safety
Open source (opens in a new tab)Official agencyJAXA
Japanese missions, asteroid science, lunar and deep-space exploration
Open source (opens in a new tab)Official agencyCNSA
Chinese lunar, planetary, and human-spaceflight mission updates
Open source (opens in a new tab)Independent nonprofitThe Planetary Society
Accessible context, planetary defense, exploration policy, podcasts
Open source (opens in a new tab)Peer-reviewed journalJournal of Deep Space Exploration
Mission concepts, engineering studies, and Chinese deep-space research
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