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Shooting for the Moon: Ultrastable Lasers in Dark Craters Could Enable Lunar Navigation, Precision Timekeeping, New Science
Lunar craters in permanent shadow could be ideal locations for building the most stable optical lasers ever made.
By Sarah HendersonNIST Trustworthy AI
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Originally published by NIST Trustworthy AI on May 18, 2026.
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