Here on Earth, political relations between Russia and many European governments have been a little tense. But give the wary neighbors a little (outer) space, and all of a sudden things get a whole lot friendlier.

The BBC reported today that Roscosmos (the Russian space agency) and the European Space Agency (ESA) were working together on a plan to send a lander to the Moon's south pole to look for water.

The Lunar 27 mission, will launch in 2020 and its primary mission will be to look for deposits of water ice. Water is an incredibly valuable resource for space exploration, not only because it is required for life, but also because it can be separated into oxygen and hydrogen, and hydrogen is a fantastic fuel source.