NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer will map the Moon’s water, tracking its location, form, and changes. Mission focuses on the Moon’s South Pole.

Higher latitudes on the moon with slopes facing the poles "are not only scientifically interesting but also pose less ...

Scientists found that some slopes on the Moon stay cold enough to hold ice. This could expand water sources for future space ...

Scientists are pretty sure there is water on the moon, they just don't know exactly where. Two probes are heading to the moon to begin to answer that question. When is this happening? They'll ...

Dust and rocks residing on the surface of the moon take a beating in space. Without a protective magnetosphere and atmosphere like Earth's, the lunar surface faces continual particle bombardment from ...

Bottoms of lunar polar craters may harbor ice patches Water will be a vital resource for astronauts on the moon Feb 26 (Reuters) - A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from ...

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.

As countries like the US, China, Russia, and India develop plans for long-term stations on the moon, water available on the moon itself is emerging as a vital resource. Aside from meeting the ...

This aims to map sources of water on the moon to shed light on the lunar water cycle and to guide future robotic and human missions. Once in orbit, the spacecraft—weighing 200kg and about the ...

A robotic lander named Athena is expected to make its final descent to the moon’s south pole on Thursday, making it the second lunar touchdown for a private U.S. company just this week. Houston-based ...

Intuitive Machines etched its name in the history books a year ago when its spacecraft, Odysseus, became the first commercially-built lunar lander to ever make it to the moon. The lunar lander ...

NASA Launches Satellite on Mission to Detect Water on the Moon By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify where ...