There may be more water on the moon than previously believed, and it could be used as a resource during upcoming missions -- like NASA's return of humans to the lunar surface through the Artemis ...

Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.

NASA scientists are turning to the Moon to solve one of Earth’s oldest mysteries: where our water came from. A new study led by the US space agency uses Moon soil collected during the ...

A new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary ...

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

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In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks of life in the solar system, researchers have found rare meteorite pieces inside dust brought back ...

Clues buried in Moon dust are helping scientists revisit one of the oldest questions: where did Earth’s water come from? For ...

Ancient Moon dust, meteorite traces and Apollo samples are helping NASA scientists rethink where Earth’s water truly came ...