Billionaire Space Tourists Jeopardize Cosmic History Research, Expert Warns

Okay, I need to shorten the given content to about 600 words and add some pictures. Let me start by understanding what the original article is about. The main point is that space tourism and commercial activities on the Moon could interfere with important astronomical research. Dr. Martin Elvis from Harvard is warning about this, saying that key lunar sites for astronomy aren’t protected.

First, I’ll need to identify the most important parts. The article mentions the far side of the Moon being radio-quiet and the “pits of eternal darkness” useful for infrared astronomy. Threats are mentioned as tourists, mining for water and helium-3. Also, there’s a call for international agreements.

Now, to shorten it, I’ll need to cut redundant information and combine sentences where possible. For example, the initial paragraphs have some repetition about the uniqueness of the Moon’s sites. I’ll condense that. The quotes from Dr. Elvis can be paraphrased to save space but keeping his key points.

Pictures: The user added images in the original, so in the shortened version, I’ll reference similar images, perhaps two. Maybe one of the far side of the Moon and another showing potential mining or tourism activities. Since actual images can’t be included, descriptions