There are currently two other lunar landers in transit toward their future moon-bound homes, Resilience and Athena. Resilience is a commercial spacecraft developed by Japan-based Ispace.

This suggests that potential ice-rich areas on the Moon are more widespread and accessible, which is crucial for future lunar exploration and habitation. This summary was automatically generated ...

Some craters near the south pole of the moon are in permanent shadow, and researchers believe there might be water ice hidden beneath the surface. That water would be essential for any future moon ...

Some craters near the south pole of the moon are in permanent shadow, and researchers believe there might be water ice hidden beneath the surface. That water would be essential for any future moon ...

For future moon exploration, including potential long-term lunar bases staffed by astronauts, lunar water would be of vital importance because it could be processed not only as a drinking supply ...

Its main mission will be to hunt for lunar ice, a crucial resource needed by future moon explorers. Unfortunately, as with the first Intuitive Machines landing attempt, the Athena proved to be an ...