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By Leonard David Published
Space agencies around the world are planning moon missions that will depend on water ice for resources, but much remains unknown about its availability of water ice on the lunar surface.

By Keith Cooper Published
On Earth, CI chondrites make up only 1% of all meteorites that have been collected, but they may be far more common on the moon.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry last updated
With the Argonaut lunar lander and the LUNA simulation facility in Germany, the European Space Agency is building the technology and training to have life on the moon.

By Mike Wall Published
Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's second-ever employee — just announced that it plans to build a robotic moon lander to help open the lunar frontier.

By Keith Cooper Published
The isotopic ratio of sulfur-33 on the moon differs from that of Earth. Did the moon's sulfur instead come from the impactor that formed it?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
From phases to phenomena, this moon-themed skywatching quiz will test your lunar knowledge.

By Leonard David Published
A recent DARPA study laid out a step-by-step process that could enable an economic link between Earth and the moon. But how real is the promise of giving the moon an industrial makeover?

By Samantha Mathewson Published
Lunar samples reveal the far side of the moon, hidden from Earth's view, may have a cooler interior than the near side.
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