NASA's new discovery of water on the moon could aid future missions

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NASA discovered water molecules on a sunlit portion of the moon's surface, the agency announced Monday.

Revealed with the help of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) flying observatory, this discovery shows that water may exist throughout the moon's surface, not just frozen in the coldest, darkest craters on the moon as was previously expectedThe full study published in Nature Monday, led by Casey Honniball at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, revealed an amount of water measuring roughly equal to a 12-ounce bottle of water in a cubic meter of lunar soil located on the surface of the Calvius Crater, but it's possible that there's more water under the surface. This water discovery could be beneficial to future missions to the moon and beyond, researchers said in a Read more...

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