When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Illustration showing the Lunar Trailblazer probe on the prowl to probe the abundance and ...

A recent study utilizing the AstroGeo22 simulation tool and Lunar Orbital Altimeter Laser (LOLA) data suggests that permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) on the Moon, particularly at the poles, are ...

If astronauts plan to spend more than a few days on the moon, they'll need to find some local resources. One of the most important of those resources is water. Scientists are pretty sure there is ...

Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar ...

When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind careens onto the Moon’s surface at 450 kilometers per second (or nearly 1 million miles per hour), they enrich the Moon’s surface in ...

Three years ago University of Tennessee, Knoxville, researchers helped to discover water on the surface of the moon. Now, they are piecing together the origin of that water: solar wind. A new study ...

Patrick Whelley, a University of Maryland geologist, will help run a simulation to assist astronauts in preparing for the lunar surface. (Courtesy NASA) A University of Maryland geologist will help ...

Water on the Moon has long captured the attention of scientists, not just for its significance in future lunar exploration but for the big question it raises: where does it come from? A breakthrough ...

Lunar Trailblazer is part of a growing list of probes and landers heading toward the moon to search for water ice. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.