{
  "id": 17413892,
  "title": "This Week In Space podcast: Episode 234 — Living in Lunar Caves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-234-living-in-lunar-caves",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-31T13:36:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Space.com",
    "slug": "space-com",
    "url": "https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-234-living-in-lunar-caves"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This Week in Space, Episode 234, explores the possibility of living in lunar caves as part of NASA's efforts to develop a lunar base. The episode features Than Putzig from the Planetary Science Institute, who discusses how geophysical instruments on a rover could identify hidden voids beneath the lunar surface and measure the size of lava tubes. Putzig explains that these lava tubes could potentially serve as the first living habitat for humans on the moon. The conversation also delves into how these lava tubes form, what a follow-up robotic explorer might discover, and how this research aligns with NASA's Artemis plans for a lunar base at the moon's south pole.",
  "summary": "On Episode 234 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Mike Wall are joined by Than Putzig of the Planetary Science Institute about a NASA-backed payload bound for the Marius Hills Pit on the moon.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}