Yesterday, NASA's LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) successfully crashed into a crater near the moon's south pole in the hope of finding water.
Two £50million unmanned spaceships were fired. The first spacecraft - called Centaur, which had the mass of a transit van - was crashed into the surface at 5,600mph, twice the speed of a bullet. It hit the exact target - a dark cold crater thought to harbour water. A second ship with science instruments followed it down to analyse the debris.
Now scientists will study the data over the next few weeks to determine if water or ice does exist on the moon.
Year 10 students who are studying space should click here to visit the NASA website to view pictures and read more about this topic.
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