China has discovered a new lunar mineral––and more dispatches from space, including the asteroid NASA is intentionally crashing into next week. Plus, a trans DIY retelling of The Joker that got pulled from the Toronto International Film Festival after just one screening.

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Links:

• China Discovers Stunning Crystal on the Moon, Nuclear Fusion Fuel for Limitless Energy (Vice)
• China’s Moon Missions Shadow NASA Artemis’s Pace (IEEE Spectrum)
• China discovers new mineral – and a possible energy source – on the Moon (New Atlas)
• NASA Adjusts Dates for Artemis I Cryogenic Demonstration Test and Launch; Progress at Pad Continues (NASA)
• What to Expect from NASA’s DART Mission to Deflect an Asteroid (Gizmodo)
• The Trans Joker Movie Is a Sight to See. Too Bad It Might Never Be Seen Again. (Slate)
• The People’s Joker, a hilarious trans riff on DC characters, shut down over ‘rights issues’ (Polygon)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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