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At the Moon’s poles and with the Sun at such a low angle, sunlight never reaches the floors of some deep craters. These PSRs are some of the coldest spots in the solar system, trapping volatile chemicals including water ice. New research indicates these regions are not as old as originally thought, so current estimates of water ice on the Moon may be too high.

New Findings Suggest That The Moon May Have Less Water Than Previously Thought

by SpaceRef September 20, 2023July 15, 2024

A render depicting phase 3 of the China-Russia ILRS roadmap.

Policy & Politics

South Africa joins China’s moon base project

by Andrew Jones September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

Japan launches moon lander and X-ray observatory

by Andrew Jones September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Civil

Chinese scientist proposes solar system-wide resource utilization roadmap

by Andrew Jones September 4, 2023September 4, 2023

Artist’s Illustration: Two suited crew members work on the lunar surface. One in the foreground lifts a rock to examine it while the other photographs the collection site in the background. Credits: NASA

NASA Selects Geology Team for the First Crewed Artemis Lunar Landing

by SpaceRef August 31, 2023July 15, 2024

Two areas in the Mare Ingenii swirl region examined by the PSI team. The crater at the center of the topmost image is at 162 longitude, -35 latitude. Images were extracted from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) quickmap (http://quickmap.lroc.asu.edu) provided by Arizona State University.

PSI Study Shows Evidence of Highly Mobile Lunar Regolith

by SpaceRef August 31, 2023July 15, 2024

Image of the lunar south pole created using Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data from the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) instrument which measures landing site slopes, lunar surface roughness, and has begun generation of a high-resolution 3D map of the Moon. Credits: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio larger image

How Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Data Is Preparing Artemis Astronauts

by SpaceRef August 29, 2023July 15, 2024

Artemis 1 Moon Trees

NASA, Forest Service to Share Moon Tree Seedlings, Promote STEM

by SpaceRef August 26, 2023July 15, 2024

Civil

Chandrayaan-3: India becomes fourth country to land on the moon

by Andrew Jones August 23, 2023September 22, 2023

Civil

Luna-25 crashes into moon after orbit maneuver

by Andrew Jones August 20, 2023August 25, 2023