Why the discovery of moving water on moon is important to NASA scientists

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Ever been so bored that you want to get out of the planet and discover whats out there? Well you are definitely not alone because rocket scientists started the road ahead of you.

Once in a while the explorers research beyond planet earth and end up with some unique news from their expeditions.

According to the details of the latest escapade NASA scientists have discovered evidence of moving water on the lunar surface, as part of the Lyman Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP).

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Dr Kurt Retherford, who worked on the study, said: “This is an important new result about lunar water, a hot topic as our nation’s space program returns to a focus on lunar exploration.

Its 384,400 km from Earth yet scientist are still enthusiastic about making new discoveries of the moon.

“We recently converted the LAMP’s light collection mode to measure reflected signals on the lunar dayside with more precision, allowing us to track more accurately where the water is and how much is present.”

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Using an instrument on board NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scientists discovered water molecules bound to the lunar soil, or regolith.

These molecules remain tightly bound to the soil until surface temperatures peak, at around the moon’s noon

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