Image of Shackleton Crater, a permanently shadowed region near the lunar south pole, shows slevation (left) and shaded relief ...

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

Often considered barren, the moon now reveals secrets that can alter future space exploration and human habitation. Chinese scientists have developed a revolutionary process to extract water using ...

The study suggests that the Moon likely formed largely from Earth's mantle material — with minimal involvement from Theia.

A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the moon and water on ...

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 ...

What's the mission? A spacecraft will circle the moon to remotely map different forms of water on the lunar surface. Type of craft: Orbiter. Launch: Early 2025. Launch vehicle ...