The Moon has been listed as a vulnerable site- the first time a location beyond Earth has been categorised as such. The World Monument Fund, an international nonprofit, highlights 25 sites at risk every two years. It says the Moon is on its list due to the dawn on the new Space Age and because more than 90 historic lunar sites are on it.

For the first time, a location beyond Earth has been listed as vulnerable by the World Monuments Fund, an international nonprofit that every two years highlights 25 heritage sites at risk.

Every year, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) compiles a list of heritage sites it deems at risk, with the aim of building awareness and mobilizing action. These sites are usually Earth-bound, as you’d expect. But this year, the nonprofit has included on its World Monuments Watch an otherworldly entry: the Moon.

The site of the first Moon landing has been added to a list of endangered heritage sites over concerns that important artefacts on its surface could be under threat by a new space age.

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has just announced its biennial list of 25 cultural heritage sites that are under threat – and for the first time ever, it’s gone lunar. The preservation organization’s list,

The Moon is the only celestial body to appear on the list, which includes 25 sites around the world, including buildings by the Musi River in India, a fabric house in Gaza, a mona