In 2023, NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon’s South Pole to map and explore the region’s surface and ...

VIPER will touch down in late 2023 just west of Nobile, a crater near the moon's south pole. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We ...

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NASA said Sept. 20 it selected a crater near the lunar south pole as the landing site for a rover called VIPER that will look for water ice at and below the surface. Credit: NASA/Daniel Rutter ...

NASA’s VIPER rover, once threatened by a canceled mission, has secured a fresh opportunity to explore the Moon. Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, has been selected to transport ...

We now know where NASA's first-ever robotic moon rover will touch down. The ice-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land just west of Nobile Crater, which sits near ...