It's in ice form, and it's at the bottoms (and slightly underneath) of craters. But it's there, and there may be quite a bit. This is quite exciting news, and I'm shocked it hasn't gotten more play today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/science/14moon.html?_r=2&hp&emc=na

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091113-water-on-the-moon.html


There is water on the Moon, scientists stated unequivocally on Friday.

“Indeed yes, we found water,” Anthony Colaprete, the principal investigator for NASA’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, said in a news conference. “And we didn’t find just a little bit. We found a significant amount.


The satellite, known as Lcross (pronounced L-cross), crashed into a crater near the Moon’s south pole a month ago. The 5,600-miles-per-hour impact carved out a hole 60 to 100 feet wide and kicked up at least 26 gallons of water.

“We got more than just a whiff,” Peter H. Schultz, a professor of geological sciences at Brown University and a co-investigator of the mission, said in a telephone interview. “We practically tasted it with the impact.”

That's really cool! I haven't watched the video yet, but I will check it out as soon as possible!

and they're saying that it could be helpful on future missions.

Very imterersting development. I know I'm not going anywhere unless I can shower and wash my hair, lol.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PcX9QTbDVJw/SFlpc4CECmI/AAAAAAAAAhw/9NZb6lRxoLA/s320/Honeymooners02.jpg

Very imterersting development. I know I'm not going anywhere unless I can shower and wash my hair, lol.


:lol: Same here!!

This is just my opinion only but I dont see what there is to be excited about. Frankly I think these space missions should have ended long ago. They spend billions on these that could be used right here on earth. If there is water, how are we going to get it, and how do we know if its safe? In other words more money that should be used here will be spent.

This is just my opinion only but I dont see what there is to be excited about. Frankly I think these space missions should have ended long ago. They spend billions on these that could be used right here on earth. If there is water, how are we going to get it, and how do we know if its safe? In other words more money that should be used here will be spent.

....And you know that the first people up there will be the rich people. I can't get excited about it either. It's interesting, but I'm not a space person.

:lol: Same here!!
That's right, gal! No dirty hair, no unshaved legs or underarms, no stinkie anything. Give us our shower!! ;) :lol:

....And you know that the first people up there will be the rich people. I can't get excited about it either. It's interesting, but I'm not a space person.
:yeahthat

I've read about this. Wicked cool.

I'm still waiting for the shopping malls on the moon that my 8th grade science teacher said would exist by the time I'm an adult.