But how does all this relate to the amount of water that may or may not be present on the moon? According to Prasad, there are two factors that created the large temperature in those measurements ...

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify places on the moon's surface where water exists — for example, in the permanently shadowed ...

Future astronauts traveling to the moon may have easier access to life-sustaining water and extractable ice than previously thought, according to new research. A team of scientists led by Durga ...

Two US spacecraft launched to the Moon today from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, on their way to hunt for water that scientists think exists at the lunar south pole. What the craft finds could have ...

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 ...

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 ...

The search for water on the moon is about to take a massive leap into new territory as NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer orbiter and the latest Intuitive Machines lunar lander get ready to launch. These ...

Nasa has launched a small unmanned satellite which is heading to the Moon to find and map water on the lunar surface. The Lunar Trailblazer blasted off into space on Wednesday 26 February from the ...

NASA, the primary customer for the lunar mission, is poised to deploy water-hunting technology that will drill beneath the moon's surface and extract lunar soil – known as regolith – for testing.

“These volatiles may contain trapped water ice ... The tricky lunar terrain: The moon is covered in dead volcanoes and deep craters, making it difficult to find flat landing zones.