Apollo 17 lunar soil experiment confirms solar wind creates hydroxyl on the Moon
A NASA experiment shows how solar wind can form water on the lunar surface. The study, conducted with Apollo 17 samples, simulated 80,000 years of solar wind exposure.
Moon’s water delivered by asteroids, not falling comets as previously thought
Scientists from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the RAS Geosphere Dynamics Institue have discovered that a large asteroid can deliver more water to the lunar surface than the cumulative fall of comets over a billion year period. At the…
Solar photons drive water off the moon
Research provides measurements for scientists searching for water in solar systemWater is thought to be embedded in the moon’s rocks or, if cold enough, “stuck” on their surfaces. It’s predominantly found at the poles. But scientists probably
Scientists detect water on Moon's surface originating deep within its interior
Examining lunar crater Bullialdus scientists have detected water on the Moon's surface that originates from deep within the Moon's interior – magmatic water.
The discovery represents an exciting contribution to the rapidly changing understanding
