Ice-penetrating radar will help JUICE and other spacecraft find water beyond Earth

"There's much more water than we thought 20 or 30 years ago, and it's really interesting to use this technique to try to understand where the water could be." ... Read More

NASA's mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter's ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024 ... has an ocean underneath its icy surface, making it a prime candidate for the search for life ... Read More

NASA's First Artemis Moon Astronauts Will Bring Small Greenhouse to Lunar Surface

Apart from LEAF, NASA also selected two other science experiments destined for the surface of the Moon. The Lunar Environment ... that's key to our search for lunar ice. "These three scientific ... Read More

NASA astronauts will try to grow plants on the moon

This is good news for NASA as it seeks ways to keep astronauts ... will investigate the lunar surface environment’s effects on space crops and be the first experiment to observe plant ... Read More

Nasa reveals first three tools ‘to be deployed’ on 2026 moon mission and first is ‘lunar South Pole’ warning system

NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to use on the surface ... the Moon's regolith is a "key parameter in the search for lunar volatiles, especially ice," Nasa ... Read More

These 3 companies are developing NASA’s new moon vehicle

that can carry astronauts from their landing site across the moon’s surface, allowing them to range further and reach more areas of interest. An artist’s concept design of NASA’s Lunar ... Read More

NASA Unveils First Astronaut Moon Kit Since Apollo

An artist’s concept of an Artemis astronaut deploying an instrument on the surface of the Moon. Illustration: NASA The Artemis ... possible signs of frost and ice deposits. Read More

NASA’s First Moon Buggy Since Apollo: Here’s What We Know So Far

An artist’s concept of NASA ... ice hidden in the permanently shadowed regions on the Moon, which astronauts could use as a valuable resource to build a future habitat on the lunar surface. Read More

NASA to pick new moon car for Artemis astronauts today: Watch it live

which is thought to harbor lots of water ice. Like NASA's original lunar rover, the Apollo moon buggy (formally, the Lunar Roving Vehicle), the LTV will be unpressurized, meaning astronauts will ... Read More

NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) We collected audio recordings in 103 languages, and we decided how to convert ... Read More

NASA Unveils First Astronaut Moon Kit Since Apollo

The Artemis 3 astronauts will be the first to walk on the surface of the Moon in more than 50 years, unlocking a new era of lunar exploration. NASA has chosen ... of frost and ice deposits. Read More