The image includes a water painting of a star-filled galaxy with the earth and the moon in the background. In the foreground, a Día de los Muertos skull astronaut and a stylized Chinese dragon float in front of the galaxy background. Purple-blue blocks sit on the top and bottom of the image.

ARTICLES IN THE “MOON LANDING” ISSUE

A Moonshot for Extraterrestrial Communication

The term “moonshot” is used to suggest an exploratory enterprise with a high probability of failure, but also one that promises tremendous impact in the unlikely outcome of success.