For the Moon itself, the story is different. The Moon has far less water than Earth, but for such a dry world it’s important.

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.

A new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary ...

A new NASA study of its Apollo lunar soils clarifies the Moon’s record of meteorite impacts and timing of water delivery.

Ancient Moon dust, meteorite traces and Apollo samples are helping NASA scientists rethink where Earth’s water truly came ...

Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for astronauts to reach Mars.

Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s ...

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the early Solar System.

China’s latest lunar mission has quietly redrawn the map of space power. By bringing home the first rocks ever collected from ...