NASA launched a lunar ... a meandering path toward the Moon's orbit, where it will scan the rocky body in infrared for at least two years. The high-resolution maps that follow will offer ...

By Kenneth Chang Feb. 28: This article was updated to include an announcement on Thursday night from NASA ... map from orbit of the abundance, distribution and form of water across the moon.

A dishwasher-sized NASA satellite was launched into space ... is being sent to find and map this water on the moon's surface. For future moon exploration, including potential long-term lunar ...