# Lunar exploration and resource mapping efforts > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/lunar-exploration-and-resource-mapping-efforts > Updated: 2026-09-25T05:07:18.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. Lunar exploration efforts are increasingly focused on resource identification and the search for extraterrestrial evidence. Researchers at the SETI Institute have proposed searching for technosignatures within lunar regolith, suggesting that microscopic particles could preserve evidence of extraterrestrial civilizations for billions of years. Simultaneously, industrial and scientific missions are advancing lunar resource mapping. The Polish company Creotech Instruments is leading a consortium for the European Space Agency (ESA) Twardowski mission, which aims to use infrared radiation to locate essential minerals like oxygen and hydrogen. This is complemented by developments from the Polish startup MIRORES, which is creating a high-resolution spectrometer for the ESA LUPE project. These technologies are intended to support In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) by identifying water, oxygen, and fuel deposits to facilitate the construction of future lunar research bases. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-25: Polish companies advance lunar exploration technology Polish firms Creotech Instruments and MIRORES are developing key technologies for lunar missions, including satellite platforms and spectrometers to map essential lunar resources for future exploration. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/polish-companies-advance-lunar-exploration-technology ### 2026-09-14: Moon exploration: Technosignature searches and mineral mapping Scientists propose searching lunar regolith for technosignatures of alien civilizations, while Creotech Instruments leads an ESA mission to map lunar minerals for future bases. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/moon-exploration-technosignature-searches-and-mineral-mapping --- Cite as: Lunar exploration and resource mapping efforts. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/lunar-exploration-and-resource-mapping-efforts