[NEWS] Five space science links: Moon, Titan, Triton, Messier 83, dark matter

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• Wired explains what would be the point of a crewed mission to the South Pole of the Moon, and what challenges remain.


• Evan Gough at Universe Today notes the evidence for the surprising depth and complex hydrological cycles of the methane lakes of Titan.


• Matt Williams at Universe Today reports on the interest of NASA in dispatching a low-cost mission to the Neptune moon Triton.


• Universe Today looks at the nearby barred spiral galaxy of Messier 83, just 15 million light-years away.


• Universe Today notes the recent disproof of the theory that dark matter is made up of primordial black holes.