Secrets in the Shadows: ShadowCam and Cosmic Rays Uncover Moon’s Hidden Ice

Scientists are using cutting-edge techniques to track water ice on the Moon—an essential resource for future space missions. A University of Hawai‘i team utilized ShadowCam to peer into the Moon’s perpetually dark craters, refining estimates of surface ice. Another team introduced a cosmic ray-based method to detect deeply buried ice, a breakthrough in lunar exploration. [...]