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Preparing to explore the surface of the Moon goes well beyond designing and building safe spacecraft and spacesuits. NASA also has to ensure the surface vehicles and suits have the mobility required to do science, and that astronauts have the tools they need to identify and scoop up rock and soil samples.

A NASA astronaut wearing the xEMU spacesuit kneels near a lander on the Moon's surface.

Spacesuits and Tools for Exploring the Moon

What started out as a hunt for ice lurking in polar lunar craters turned into an unexpected finding that could help scientists better understand the Moon’s formation.

Close up view of the Moon's near side

Radar Points to Moon Being More Metallic Than Researchers Thought

Which way the wind blows in space has new importance for astronaut safety at the Moon.

Moon exposed to solar wind outside of Earth's magnetotail

NASA Spacecraft Helps Identify Solar Radiation Patterns That Expose the Moon

NASA's Lunar Flashlight aims to detect ice at the bottom of craters on the Moon that have never seen sunlight.

NASA's Lunar Flashlight satellite uses a laser to probe a dark crater on the moon (artist's illustration).

NASA CubeSat Will Shine a Laser Light on the Moon's Darkest Craters

NASA has awarded industry partner Astrobotic of Pittsburgh a contract to deliver NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) to the Moon’s South Pole.

A rover on the surface of the Moon

NASA Selects Astrobotic to Fly Water-Hunting Rover to the Moon

What is a supermoon? And other frequently asked supermoon questions.

Full Moon over Washington Monument

Supermoon Frequently Asked Questions

The next full Moon will be on Tuesday night, April 7. It's also a "supermoon," the largest of the full Moons this year.

Full Moon rising behind mountains

The Next Full Moon Is a "Supermoon" Pink Moon

With the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and next man on the Moon

Artist conception of astronauts on the Moon

Humanity's Return to the Moon: The How and Why of Artemis

NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17 for scientific study.

Three scientists stand in front of a clean box to open an Apollo sample

NASA Opens Previously Unopened Apollo Sample Ahead of Artemis Missions

The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon’s south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface, but no one is sure exactly when or how that ice got there. A new study suggests that while a majority of those deposits are likely billions of years old, some may be more recent.

The South Pole of the Moon is cratered and gray

New Research Sheds Light on the Ages of Lunar Ice Deposits

50 years ago, Apollo 12 launched to the Moon!

Apollo 12 mission patch with a ship, four stars, and a Moon

50 Years Ago: Return to the Moon

During a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Aug. 22, astronaut Nick Hague debuted the Artemis program identity in space.

Artemis Program Identity Makes Its Debut in Space

Artemis Program Identity Makes Its Debut in Space

Artemis, named after the twin sister of Apollo who is also the Goddess of the Moon and the hunt, encompasses all of our efforts to return humans to the Moon – which will prepare us and propel us on to Mars.

Earth Blue, Rocket Red and Lunar Silver: A New Identity for Artemis Program to the Moon

To safely navigate the heliosphere, NASA scientists and missions have been mapping the region for decades. Recent results are helping us engineer a safe path for future space explorers abroad.

diagram of solar emissions into the heliosphere

Charting a Course for Astronaut Safety as NASA Launches to the Moon and to Mars

The movie First Man tells the story of Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 moon landing, one of NASA’s most notable figures and one of the agency’s crowning achievements, is the foundation of NASA’s legacy of achievements in exploration and discovery.

crew of apollo 11 waving as they head to launch pad

NASA Helps Bring Story of Historic Moon Landing, Neil Armstrong to Younger Generations

To train future explorers to support NASA’s mission to return to the Moon’s surface, scientists use similar environments found on the Earth.

People looking at rock in desert.

Preparing Future Explorers for a Return to the Moon

In the darkest and coldest parts of its polar regions, a team of scientists has directly observed definitive evidence of water ice on the Moon’s surface.

map showing ice locations

Ice Confirmed at the Moon’s Poles

In the fall of 2011, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission released its original Tour of the Moon, a five-minute animation that takes the viewer on a virtual tour of our nearest neighbor in space. Six years later, the tour has been recreated in eye-popping 4K resolution.

color elevation map of lunar crater

Tour of the Moon 4K

As NASA shifts human exploration back to the Moon, U.S. commercial partnerships will be a key to expediting missions and building a sustainable presence on the lunar surface.

Commercial Partners Key to Sustainable Moon Presence

Commercial Partners Key to Sustainable Moon Presence

During a lunar eclipse, Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the sunlight falling on the Moon.

State capitol dome with flag and moon in background.