Rather than arriving in a single ancient event, ice on the Moon appears to have accumulated slowly over billions of years.

Water likely accumulated on the moon slowly over billions of years, rather than during one big event, according to a new study by an international team of scientists. The researchers, including Paul ...

Scientists have discovered that the moon’s oldest and darkest craters have the highest signs of containing ice, which likely accumulated on the moon slowly over billions of years, according to a ...

Scientists have long suspected that water exists on the moon, but exactly how it got there—and where it is most concentrated—has remained a mystery. Now, a new study suggests that lunar water didn’t ...

A recent search for water ice has turned up empty, casting doubt on the abundance of the valuable resource on the lunar surface. Reading time 2 minutes As NASA prepares to establish a sustainable base ...

New research shows that craters near the moon's south pole that have been in permanent shadow the longest are more likely to ...

The U.S. and China are each planning to land in the Moon’s Shackleton crater this year. Whoever gets there first will secure the best access to its resources. Reading time 3 minutes The interior of ...

When Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth after accomplishing history’s first-ever crewed moon landing, they brought back nearly 50 pounds of moon dust and rocks. Researchers who initially analyzed ...