NASA is joining international partners to hunt for ice on the Moon in support of future human exploration. The agency is providing a water-detecting instrument, the Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS), to the Lunar Polar Exploration (LUPEX) mission led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation).
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Earth's Moon, Ames Research Center, Lunar Science, Science Instruments, Science Mission Directorate
Posted on
March 24, 2026
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