The Chang'e 7 mission will consist of a lander, a rover and a mobile hopper, according to Chinese state media outlet Xinhua, and will launch sometime in 2026. The hopper is a "first-of-its-kind lunar ...

Humans are inching closer to living beyond Earth, but sustaining life on the moon or Mars requires a critical resource: water ...

While it has been established that water exists on the Moon, pinpointing its precise locations presents a formidable ...

The search for water on the Moon has captivated scientists for decades. Beyond its implications for understanding planetary ...

Why is finding water on the Moon so difficult? Scientists have been searching for lunar water for decades, but despite ...

China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the ...

Lunar Trailblazer is part of a growing list of probes and landers heading toward the moon to search for water ice.

A research team has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the Moon and water on Earth. The prevailing theory was that the Moon was the result of a collision between the early ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar ...

Now, there is a new “gold rush” in the offing at the south pole of the Moon. It’s a race to find not gold or silver, but something much more precious to lunar visitors: water. The ...

The study reveals that the moon was largely created from material ejected from Earth's mantle, not from the protoplanet Theia. Additionally, it offers new perspectives on the origin of water on ...