For years, scientists have speculated that the Moon’s dark, permanently shadowed craters could hold the key to a vital resource for future space exploration: water ice. These cold, sunless regions, untouched by light for billions of years,

NASA’s CryoFILL project aims to produce and liquefy oxygen on the Moon to refuel landers, reduce propellant from Earth and support long-term lunar exploration missions.

In 1959, the Luna 2 probe from the Soviet Union became the very first human-made object to reach our closest celestial neighbor. In the decades since, we have been leaving footprints—both literally and figuratively—all over the moon.

Analyzing images of the moon’s darkest areas from ShadowCam, a NASA instrument on the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, the study’s authors determined that, in most of the moon’s darkest craters, water makes up less than about 20 to 30 percent of the material by weight—and that many may have no surface ice at all.

Don’t you hate it when a plan does not come together? Friday, February 27, is when the dreams and aspirations of those of us who believe the future of humanity lies out there, in space, got a serious blow. But is this blow a setback, or the proverbial ...

In an announcement on CNBC, the NASA administrator said he wants NASA to send lunar landers to the moon on a monthly basis to support the agency's long-term goals, including one day having a permanent lunar base.

TX, UNITED STATES, January 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Frontier Development Lab (FDL.ai) LunarLab, a partnership between the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA ...

A moon exploration simulation with robots was conducted in a Jingbo Lake volcanic lava cave in China. Research indicates that there are considerable lava pipe systems distributed beneath the surfaces of the Moon and Mars,

An obscure lunar region called Rimae Bode is emerging as a high-priority landing site for China’s first crewed moon mission