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For the first time, NASA has confirmed the water molecule, H2O, in sunlit areas of the Moon, indicating that water is widely distributed across the lunar surface.
There's Water on the Moon?
This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places.
NASA's SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
This week’s full Moon will deliver more than just Halloween ambience.
Everything You Need to Know About the Halloween (Boo!) Moon
NASA has identified the agency’s science priorities for the Artemis III mission.
NASA Defines Science Priorities for First Crewed Artemis Landing on Moon
New designs could help future explorers to answer nature’s call on missions to the Moon.
NASA Names Lunar Loo Challenge Winners
NASA will announce a new discovery about the Moon at a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT Monday, Oct. 26.
NASA to Announce New Science Results About Moon
NASA is seeking ideas from the public for powering exploration on the Moon.
Watts on the Moon Challenge
The ancient Moon’s magnetic field may have helped our planet to become habitable.
Earth and Moon Once Shared a Magnetic Shield, Protecting Their Atmospheres
We want to know: what would you pack for a trip to the Moon?
What's in Your #NASAMoonKit?
The public is invited to virtually attend NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night event on Saturday, September 26.
Celebrate Virtual International Observe the Moon Night with NASA Goddard
The contest, open to U.S. students in grades K-12, challenges participants to imagine leading a one-week expedition to the Moon’s South Pole.
Take a Trip to the Moon — and an Artemis Launch — with the Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest
Learn how you can host an International Observe the Moon Night event in this NASA Night Sky Network webinar recording.
International Observe the Moon Night Webinar
While our Moon is airless, research indicates the presence of a form of rust that normally requires oxygen and water.
The Moon Is Rusting, and Researchers Want to Know Why
Chris Culbert and Camille Alleyne explain how NASA will use commercially built and operated landers from American companies to send payloads to the surface of the Moon.
Houston We Have a Podcast: Moon Deliveries
Dozens of times over the last decade, NASA scientists and collaborators have launched laser beams at a reflector the size of a paperback novel orbiting the Moon. Today they announced that they have received a return signal for the first time.
Laser Beams Reflected Between Earth and Moon Boost Science
Taking advantage of a total lunar eclipse, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have detected ozone in Earth's atmosphere.
Hubble Uses Earth as a Proxy for Identifying Oxygen on Potentially Habitable Planets Around Other Stars
A microwave oven–sized CubeSat will serve as the first spacecraft to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit, paving the way for humanity's future on and around the Moon.
What is CAPSTONE?
Beginning on the near side of the Moon, with the Apollo sites marked, the view quickly moves to the South Pole and zooms in to show the changing illumination conditions there for an entire year.
From Apollo Sites To The South Pole
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.
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.
Radar Points to Moon Being More Metallic Than Researchers Thought