CORRESPONDENCE20 April 2026ByMaria Alejandra Camacho0,Alexandre Soares Rosado ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-13941,Elizabeth Ebert2,Yarin Livneh3,Steven Carter4,Raul Paes de Barros5,Urs Hofmann6,Prajval Shastri7,Arthur Maynard8,Bruce Ott9 &…Evelyn Leung10Maria Alejandra CamachoMontevideo, Uruguay.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarAlexandre Soares RosadoThuwal, Saudi Arabia.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarElizabeth EbertMelbourne, Australia.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarYarin LivnehCambridge, UK.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarSteven CarterMedford, Oregon, USA.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarRaul Paes de BarrosSão Paulo, Brazil.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarUrs HofmannUkiah, California, USA.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarPrajval ShastriBengaluru, India.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarArthur MaynardScotland, UK.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarBruce OttVancouver, Canada.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarEvelyn LeungHong Kong.View author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarNature asked readers of the Nature Briefing what they thought of sending people to the Moon and, perhaps, to Mars. Here is a snapshot of the responses.Access optionsAccess Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journalsGet Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription27,99 € / 30 dayscancel any timeLearn moreSubscribe to this journalReceive 51 print issues and online access199,00 € per yearonly 3,90 € per issueLearn moreRent or buy this articlePrices vary by article typefrom$1.95to$39.95Learn morePrices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkoutNature 652, 1084 (2026)doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01262-9Competing InterestsThe authors declare no competing interests. I was with Artemis II’s scientists during the Moon fly-by. Here’s what I saw Lift off! Artemis II mission sends humans to the Moon — opening a new era of exploration The Moon belongs to all of us — not just countries that can afford to reach itCountdown to Artemis: is NASA’s Moon mission the dawn of a new space age?SubjectsAstronomy and astrophysicsPlanetary scienceSpace physicsScientific communitySocietyLatest on:Astronomy and astrophysicsPlanetary scienceSpace physicsJobs Research AssociateResearch Associate in computational ion channel and membrane-protein design (protein design, structural and synthetic biology).Canton of Basel-Stadt (CH)Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB)Global Recruitment for Faculty, Postdocs, and Specialists at Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, CASSeeking exceptional Senior/Junior PIs, Postdocs, and Core Specialists globally year-roundHangzhou, ChinaHangzhou Institute of Medicine Chinese Academy of Sciences (HIMCAS)Max Planck Dioscuri Postdoc: Structural Biology at XFELsCapture proteins in action! 4.5y TR-SFX postdoc on chloride pumps. Fully funded, €1M grant, no teaching. 2.3Å diffracting crystals ready.Kraków (PL)Jagiellonian UniversityMultiple PhD PositionsDepartments Bioanalytic and BiospectroscopyDortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen (DE)Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V.Deputy Editor, Nature CommunicationsJob Title: Deputy Editor, Nature Communications Location: Shanghai, Beijing or Pune - Hybrid working Application Deadline: May 8th, 2026 About Sp...Shanghai, Beijing or Pune - Hybrid workingSpringer Nature Ltd