NASA scientists are planning to whack a couple of spacecraft into the Moon’s south pole to see if they find water. We’ve never been to the Moon’s poles, and since some craters at the south pole are deep enough that sunlight never reaches the bottom there might be unsublimated ice lurking there. Researchers have already detected a lot of hydrogen around the poles so this mission will help determine whether some of that hydrogen is locked up in water.
That’s the official reason for the mission. However, as the mother of a boy I can state with some authority that the only reason there aren’t objects smashing into the Moon constantly is because most boys don’t have the budget. Every guy at NASA is currently thinking, “Cool!”