China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done

Shackleton crater on the Lunar South Pole. NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space programme will soon embark on one of the most innovative lunar exploration missions in recent years. We’ve known for nearly two decades that some form of water exists on

New crater is estimated to be about 18 metres wide and three metres deep