NASA launches satellite for mission to map water on the moon

Muzammil Hussain February 28, 2025

An artist depiction shows a rectangular shape with two wing-like rectangles sticking out from its sides orbiting around the Moon.

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify places on the moon's surface where water exists — for example, in the permanently shadowed craters at the lunar poles.

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify places on the moon's surface where water exists — for example, in the permanently shadowed craters at the lunar poles. An artist depiction shows a rectangular shape with two wing-like rectangles sticking out from its sides orbiting around the Moon.

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space from Florida on Wednesday to identify places on the moon's surface where water exists — for example, in the permanently shadowed craters at the lunar poles.

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