Since 1645, scientists have hypothesized about the presence of water on the Moon. Dutch astronomer Michael van Langren noted the dark spots on the Moon's surfaces as "maria," or the Latin word for ...

What does water look like on the moon? A new lunar probe aims to find out The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission ...

Trillions of pounds of water may be strewn across the moon, trapped in tiny glass beads that could have formed when asteroids struck the lunar surface, according to a new study.

Water has been found hidden inside tiny glass beads taken from the surface of the moon by China's Chang'e 5 mission. In a paper published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, scientists ...

Scientists have long predicted that whatever water might be present on the moon would most likely be found at the lunar poles. However, ...

The search for water on the Moon has captivated scientists for decades. Beyond its implications for understanding planetary ...

On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford's Department of Physics ...

Much like the American frontier, whoever can reach the land first can plant their flag—and define what houses on the moon ...

Despite all appearances, the moon is a world with water.Strewn throughout the soil, water molecules are scattered all around the moon’s surface. Where they originated has long stumped scientists, but ...

SELENOLOGY Water on the Moon? For a decade, McDonnell Douglas Geologist Jack Green has stoutly argued that there is water on the moon. Not free-flowing, gurgling water, to be sure, but water that ...

Scientists are pretty sure there is water on the moon, they just don't know exactly where. Two probes are heading to the moon to begin to answer that question. They'll depart on the same SpaceX ...