The great 2026 lunar rush
The hunt for lunar gold
The global robotic scouts
Surviving the ultimate wilderness
Who owns the Moon?
artiteacher Mine frozen lunar craters to learn why countries are racing for water ice.
artiteacher Lunar Ice Time Capsule
Frozen in time, frozen in time / Locked in the dark, frozen in time!
artiteacher Because sunlight never crosses their rims, these Permanently Shadowed Regions exist as some of the coldest places in the Solar System.
What is the scientific term for the dark areas at the Moon's poles that never see sunlight?
Why are Permanently Shadowed Regions able to preserve water ice for billions of years?
artiteacher The 2026 lunar missions aim to harvest water ice for rocket propellant.
Moon water: Scientists estimate there could be billions of tons of water ice on the Moon, enough to fill hundreds of thousands of Olympic pools!
Water in its solid, frozen state. In 2026, China's scheduled Chang'e 7 mission will search the lunar south pole for this frozen resource.
What celestial objects are believed to have delivered much of the Moon's water ice?