Honniball, C.I.; etal. (26 October 2020). "Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIA". Nature Astronomy. 5 (2): 121–127. Bibcode: 2021NatAs...5..121H. doi: 10.1038/s41550-020-01222-x. S2CID 228954129 . Retrieved 26 October 2020.

One cubic meter of lunar soil likely has enough water to fill a 12-ounce water bottle, Casey Honniball, a postdoctoral researcher at NASA, said at a press conference on Monday. But where should they dig? Permanently shadowed areas would still be the best bet, because water would be more protected from the sun’s rays there. Another paper in Nature Astronomy suggests that these areas may be more numerous and accessible than previously assumed. The People's Republic of China's Chang'e 1 orbiter, launched in October 2007, took the first detailed photographs of some polar areas where ice water is likely to be found. [39] [ needs update] Chandrayaan-1 Direct evidence of lunar water in the Moon atmosphere obtained by the Chandrayaan-1's Altitudinal Composition (CHACE) output profile Image of the Moon taken by the Moon Mineralogy Mapper. Blue shows the spectral signature of hydroxide, green shows the brightness of the surface as measured by reflected infrared radiation from the Sun and red shows a mineral called pyroxene. As the only zodiac sign ruled by the Sun, you can work with the Moon to balance out that legendary solar flare of yours. Use water made under a Cancer Moon to really tap into that lunar energy and use it in rituals of intuition—in a candlelit bath, in water to scry with, or to make ink for automatic writing. Virgo Place the jar somewhere outside (0r if you don’t have access to the outdoors, on a windowsill) so it can absorb the Moon’s energy. Remember, even if you can’t see the Full Moon, the water will still charge.It was, in fact, the first time SOFIA has looked at the Moon, and we weren’t even completely sure if we would get reliable data, but questions about the Moon’s water compelled us to try,” said Naseem Rangwala, SOFIA’s project scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. “It’s incredible that this discovery came out of what was essentially a test, and now that we know we can do this, we’re planning more flights to do more observations.” We had indications that H2O – the familiar water we know – might be present on the sunlit side of the Moon,” said Paul Hertz, director of the Astrophysics Division in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Now we know it is there. This discovery challenges our understanding of the lunar surface and raises intriguing questions about resources relevant for deep space exploration.”

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Several forces could be at play in the delivery or creation of this water. Micrometeorites raining down on the lunar surface, carrying small amounts of water, could deposit the water on the lunar surface upon impact. Another possibility is there could be a two-step process whereby the Sun’s solar wind delivers hydrogen to the lunar surface and causes a chemical reaction with oxygen-bearing minerals in the soil to create hydroxyl. Meanwhile, radiation from the bombardment of micrometeorites could be transforming that hydroxyl into water. surface.As part of the identified science priorities for Artemis III, the first crewed Artemislanding, NASAintends tocryogenically sample and bringprecious volatiles from PSRs to Earth for meticulous studies.The lunar poles are also central to human and robotic These findings indicate that the impact glasses on the surface of the moon and other airless bodies in the solar system are capable of storing solar wind-derived water and releasing it into space," Hu Sen, a scientist at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and co-author of the paper, said in a statement. Modelling of the Moon's surface in polar regions also indicates areas that can support water ice are more abundant than previously thoughtJazz and blues fans will be treated to six, socially distanced events in November and December featuring well-known musicians.