The lunar surface might look like a barren wasteland of dust and rock, but scientists have just discovered signs of water all over the Moon's surface. This lightning bolt of discovery comes in the ...

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A recent search for water ice has turned up empty, casting doubt on the abundance of the valuable resource on the lunar surface. Reading time 2 minutes As NASA prepares to establish a sustainable base ...

When Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth after accomplishing history’s first-ever crewed moon landing, they brought back nearly 50 pounds of moon dust and rocks. Researchers who initially analyzed ...

Scientists have discovered that the moon’s oldest and darkest craters have the highest signs of containing ice, which likely accumulated on the moon slowly over billions of years, according to a ...

NASA, preparing to establish a permanent presence on the moon, has detected deposits of water ice on the moon "more extensive than previously thought." An instrument on the space agency's Lunar ...

China plans to send a flying robot to the far side of the moon next year to search for the frozen water that could hold the key to future lunar exploration, as the country pushes forward with its ...