During the Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE), the spacecraft took the first measurements of this kind ...

Higher latitudes on the moon with slopes facing the poles "are not only scientifically interesting but also pose less ...

Intuitive Machine's second mission to the moon, IM-2, is set to launch Wednesday evening from KSC. Onboard is NASA science.

Dust and rocks residing on the surface of the moon take a beating in space. Without a protective magnetosphere and atmosphere ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is "alive," but it's not yet known what mission objectives can still be met.

The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer will map the Moon’s water, tracking its location, form, and changes. Mission focuses on the Moon’s ...

Future astronauts traveling to the moon may have easier access to life-sustaining water and extractable ice ... and measured local temperatures over the course of a lunar day.

The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines ...

Some water also may be locked inside broken rock and dust on the lunar surface. Lunar Trailblazer is scheduled to perform a series of moon flybys and looping orbits over a span of several months ...

The mission could also reveal why the moon has water in the first place ... and locations of water over the lunar landscape by measuring spectral fingerprints (wavelengths of reflected sunlight).