LCROSS

The Moon's Southern Ice is Relatively Young

According to new research from the PSI, water ice found within permanently-shadowed craters on the Moon is younger than previously…

1 year ago

One Crater on the Moon is Filled with Ice and Gas that Came from a Comet Impact

After reanalyzing data from the LRO mission, a team of scientists has determined that water ice observed in a lunar…

3 years ago

Not Just Water, There Could be Frozen Carbon Dioxide on the Moon too

Despite all its wonderful properties, water isn’t the only resource needed for space exploration.  Carbon is another important ingredient for…

3 years ago

Scientists Identify the Source of the Moon’s Water

Using lunar samples from the Apollo missions, scientists have determined that the majority of water inside the Moon was delivered…

9 years ago

Herschel Spacecraft Won’t “Bomb” the Moon, But GRAIL Will

Artist concept of Ebb and Flow, the two GRAIL spacecraft in orbit of the Moon. Credit: NASA The Herschel space…

12 years ago

Podcast: More From Tony Colaprete on LCROSS

[/caption] I had the chance to interview LCROSS principal investigator Anthony Colaprete about the latest findings released from the lunar…

14 years ago

Understanding the Unusual LCROSS Ejecta Plume

LCROSS was an unusual mission, in that it relied on an impact in order to study a planetary body. Not…

14 years ago

Water on the Moon and Much, Much More: Latest LCROSS Results

[/caption] A year ago, NASA successfully slammed a spent Centaur rocket into Cabeus Crater, a permanently shadowed region at the…

14 years ago

Look for “Flood” of News This Week About Water on the Moon

[/caption] Almost five months ago, the LCROSS spacecraft had an abrupt end to its flight when it impacted a crater…

15 years ago

Water on the Moon

[/caption] Water has long been suspected to exist in the permanently shadowed polar craters on the Moon, and now the…

15 years ago