Lunar Trailblazer blasts off to map water on the moon

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A Secret Water Supply on the Moon? NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Aims to Find It

A pioneering thermal imaging camera built by the University of Oxford is about to launch aboard NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission, aiming to locate water sources on the Moon. This small spacecraft will scan the lunar surface for hidden water ice, particularly in shadowed craters at the South Pole, where future astronauts might find a sustainable [...]

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What does water look like on the moon? A new lunar probe is on a mission to find out

The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.

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Lunar Trailblazer blasts off to map water on the moon

On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford's Department of Physics will blast off to the moon as part of NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission. This aims to map sources of water on the moon to shed light on the lunar water cycle and to guide future robotic and human missions.

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The quest for water heads to the moon, via spacecraft built in Colorado

The Lockheed Martin space division in Littleton built the Lunar Trailblazer satellite, which will orbit the moon to locate where water may be hiding

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Resource is considered vital for maintaining satellite bases in the future

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Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2 Will Depart for the Moon in Search of Water

Learn about NASA's Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2, two missions that will soon launch into space to find clues on the presence of water underneath the Moon's surface.