Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite ...

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 ...

For the Moon itself, the story is different. The Moon has far less water than Earth, but for such a dry world it’s important. Most of it lies frozen in dark polar craters, and these icy spots could ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Model of the distribution of ice at the lunar south pole The question, “Is there water on the Moon?” is still with us. Although water is not stable on the lunar surface in vacuum, the poles of the ...