JAXA's SLIM achieved the most precise lunar landing ever in 2024 using shared data from ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 orbiter, demonstrating the power of international collaboration in lunar exploration. However, current lunar mission information sharing remains ad hoc and inefficient, prompting the Lunar Policy Platform to launch the "Lunar Information Sharing 101" initiative to establish better coordination frameworks.

2025 is almost halfway through, and we’ve already seen a raft of lunar exploration achievements and developments from organizations worldwide. Here’s a curated list of them all, each linked for understanding the context of its development. If someone asks you what’s happening at the Moon, say all of this is. 🌗

Open Lunar Foundation is building the Lunar Registry, a community platform to share information about Moon missions as well as privately coordinate orbital traffic to reduce collision risks and build trust between competing entities.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander proved that Earth-based GNSS can support lunar navigation, a key step toward LunaNet, an interoperable Moon-based network. Open Lunar’s Dr. Peng Hu is enhancing LunaNet’s resilience to ensure secure, reliable connectivity for future missions.

On March 6, Intuitive Machines will attempt to land its Athena spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole at about 85° latitude as part of NASA’s CLPS program. Read more about the importance of Designated Lunar Areas here.

The Lunar Policy Handbook is a reference guidebook for government personnel and private actors in the space industry.