Scientists are eager to understand just how water and water-like products ... along with reflection and emission of radiation from the moon itself. "And if you're in an eclipse, now it gets ...

Scientists hope to determine how water is stored on the moon, particularly in permanently ... data on where visible and infrared light is reflecting off the surface, the other will report back ...

Athena’s ambitious mission focuses on the abundance of water ice and other resources near the moon’s south pole ... designed to test the reflection of laser light to enable more accurate ...

Lunar Trailblazer, an orbiter that shared a launch on Wednesday with the commercial Athena lander, will help scientists understand where the moon’s water is, and what form it takes. By Kenneth ...

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 ...

Chandrayaan-3's Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) achieved unprecedented in-situ temperature measurements at the Moon's south ... and potential water-ice deposits, which are ...

Bottoms of lunar polar craters may harbor ice patches Water will be a vital resource for astronauts on the moon Feb 26 (Reuters) - A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from ...

If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private Athena lunar lander is on its way to the moon.