Unfortunately, SOFIA can’t continue mapping the moon’s water—the modified Boeing 747 and telescope are now retired to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.

By mapping the Moon day and night, Lunar Trailblazer will be able to detect whether the amount of water changes on this airless body, for instance, by transforming into a gas as the surface heats ...

In the ongoing search for water ice on the Moon, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission hopes to advance lunar exploration as the agency’s Artemis missions ramp up in the next few years to land humans on ...

New device heats lunar soil with concentrated sunlight to extract water and simultaneously converts CO2 into oxygen.

A new mission called Lunar Trailblazer is set to launch two satellites by 2025 with the goal of mapping the lunar surface and understanding the form and distribution of water on the moon.

Ohio State University. (2009, February 23). Most Detailed Lunar Map Suggests Little Water Inside Moon. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 7, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 02 ...

NASA launched a lunar orbiter Wednesday night that will trace the Moon's elusive water cycle. Lunar Trailblazer, a collaboration between NASA, Northern Arizona University, and Lockheed Martin ...

Lunar Trailblazer relies on two sophisticated instruments—LTM and HVM3—to detect and map lunar water. The Oxford-designed LTM will measure surface temperatures from approximately -163°C to ...

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was maneuvered into a 31-mile-high mapping orbit Tuesday, and scientists say it's already providing data about possible water ice deposits.

A new study maps the trace concentrations of water implanted in the lunar soil by the solar wind, a water source that could be used as resource in future lunar exploration.

By mapping the Moon day and night, Lunar Trailblazer will be able to detect whether the amount of water changes on this airless body, for instance, by transforming into a gas as the surface heats ...