26 Okt 2020 Jahr - NASA announces presence of Moon water

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NASA has announced the "unambiguous" presence of water on the Moon.

The major announcement “contributes to Nasa’s efforts to learn about the Moon in support of deep space exploration.”

The discovery of water on the Moon is a believed to be significant boost for planned missions to the Moon, Mars and even beyond

Paul Hayne, assistant professor in the laboratory of atmospheric and space physics at University of Colorado Boulder, said in a statement: “Water is going to be more accessible for drinking water, for rocket fuel, everything that Nasa needs water for."

NASA said in a statement at 4pm GMT: The unambiguous detection of molecular water (H2O) on the Moon and areas on the Moon where water could be trapped stably are reported in two papers published this week in Nature Astronomy.

"These findings may have implications for future missions to the Moon.

NASA head tweeted: "We confirmed water on the sunlit surface of the Moon for the 1st time using @SOFIAtelescope.

"We don’t know yet if we can use it as a resource, but learning about water on the Moon is key for our #Artemis exploration plans." (Express)