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G. Bianco is a leading figure in lunar laser ranging (LLR) and fundamental physics, whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of general relativity and the Moon’s interior. As a key contributor to the MoonLIGHT project, Bianco co-authored the seminal 2012 paper detailing a next-generation retroreflector array designed to improve LLR precision by an order of magnitude. This USA–Italy collaboration, with 20 citations, has laid the groundwork for testing Einstein’s theories with unprecedented accuracy. Bianco’s 2012 study on probing general relativity and new physics through LLR (12 citations) further demonstrates their impact, offering constraints on alternative gravity theories and potential violations of the equivalence principle. Their research bridges space geodesy and theoretical physics, providing critical data for lunar science and future lunar exploration. Bianco’s work has been instrumental in refining Earth-Moon distance measurements, enabling tests of gravitational physics at the centimeter level. With a career dedicated to pushing the boundaries of precision measurement, Bianco remains a vital voice in the international effort to use the Moon as a laboratory for fundamental physics.