China is set to launch the Chang’e 7 mission in 2026, aiming to search for water ice at the Moon’s south pole. The mission will include a lander, a rover, and a pioneering mobile hopper designed for ...

Lunar landers from Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace will lift off atop the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week ...

When a NASA spacecraft passes over Shackleton Crater on the moon and peers in, it sees this: a sea of blackness and nothing more. This 13-mile-wide crater lies close to the moon’s south pole ...

Could human landing systems touching down on the moon deliver water from their rocket exhaust plumes? New research says it's ...

This nuclear-powered X-ray “flashlight” may help scientists probe the Moon for water The technology will beam onto the Shackleton Crater and the Sea of Tranquility.

The mysteries of the Moon have beckoned humanity for centuries. Shackleton Crater, in particular, has been an object of fascination due to its permanently shadowed regions which may hold frozen water ...

Shackleton crater lies in the lunar south pole. The impact crater is outlined by an illuminated rim that enjoys the sunlight while its interior is in perpetual darkness, according to NASA.

China’s Chang’e-7 moon mission to target Shackleton crater China will attempt to land on the illuminated rim of Shackleton crater near the lunar south pole with its 2026 Chang’e-7 mission.

This new mosaic of Shackleton Crater on the moon was obtained with a combination of images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) and ShadowCam. Credit: Mosaic created by LROC ...

NASA unveils mosaic of Shackleton Crater using two lunar orbiting cameras, providing insight into lunar South Pole region.