SpaceNews

NASA’s Lunar Flashlight Ready to Search for the Moon’s Water Ice

Set for a November launch, the small satellite mission will use lasers to search for water ice inside the darkest craters at the Moon’s South Pole. The Moon’s poles offer a tantalizing opportunity for ...
Gizmodo

NASA Probe Will Hunt for Lunar Water Where ‘Nobody Else’ Has Looked

Launching next month, the space agency's Lunar Flashlight will search for water ice hiding in permanently shadowed craters on the Moon's south pole. Reading time 2 minutes The Lunar Flashlight is ...
Gizmodo

NASA Hatches New Plan for Troubled Water-Hunting Lunar Probe

Ongoing thruster problems have forced a major re-think of NASA's Lunar Flashlight mission, with a monthly orbit now planned for the cubesat. Reading time 2 minutes Lunar Flashlight’s journey to ...
ExtremeTech

NASA's Lunar Flashlight Launches to Shine a Light on Lunar Ice

NASA's Lunar Flashlight mission is now en route to the moon, where it will search for water in regions that haven't seen sunlight for billions of years. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...