We’ve known for a while now that the Moon has water. Accessing it will make it easier not just to visit, but to stay.
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It’s a fundamental requirement for life on Earth. But how does water exist on such a forbidding world as the Moon?
The best spots on the Moon for lunar bases are the same spots where scientists want to build telescopes − can these two interests coexist?
Across the solar system, asteroids and comets crash into moons and planets every day. The rocket collision will provide researchers with important data on how these collisions work.
There are vast quantities of water ice on the moon that represent the potential for extraction and use in rocket fuel. But there are no practical reasons to mine this water.
Two new studies significantly advance our understanding of water on the Moon and where to find it.
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Postdoctoral researcher in Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Space Robotics and Space Technology, Carleton University
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Assistant Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Institution
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Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, The Open University
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Assistant Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Professor of Space Systems Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University