Lunar Trailblazer is part of a growing list of probes and landers heading toward the moon to search for water ice. LITTLETON, Colorado — A university-led lunar orbiter designed to pinpoint the ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Feb. 9, 2025, the moon is 11 days old, in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 91% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size to Earth’s Grand Canyon, are hidden on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces away from Earth — near the lunar south pole ...

Through NASA's Artemis campaign, astronauts will land on the lunar surface and use a new generation of spacesuits and rovers as they live, work, and conduct science in the moon's south pole region ...

Before bringing a new (human) baby home, most parents-to-be have their own ideas about how things are going to go with their pets. Before my daughter was born, I was convinced that there was no way ...

The launch is planned for February 26 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the goal is to study the secrets of lunar water. Part of NASA’s Small Innovative Missions program, the spacecraft ...

But some scientists believe only ice – thought to be preserved deep in craters on the moon’s far side – could potentially support future lunar missions as a water source for astronauts. And ...

This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being ...

ESA’s first lunar lander Argonaut will comprise of three modules The European Space Agency has begun work to land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon and be part of the modern lunar race. As the ...