NASA VIPER rover will hunt for water ice in Moon's shadowed regions

NASA plans to get a close-up look at water ice located near the Moon’s South Pole, the space agency announced on Friday. The mission will involve the VIPER lunar rover, a new ‘mobile robot’ scheduled to arrive in 2022 ahead of the manned Artemis Moon landing. In addition to observing this water at a close distance, the rover will also …