NASA finds 'significant' water on moon

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Just recently I read this news at CNN news site and want to share with you all.
NASA said Friday it had discovered water on the moon, opening "a new chapter" that could allow for the development of a lunar space station.

The discovery was announced by project scientist Anthony Colaprete at a midday news conference. "Indeed, yes, we found water," he said.

The find is based on preliminary data collected when the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, intentionally crashed October 9 into the permanently shadowed region of Cabeus crater near the moon's south pole.

After the satellite struck, a rocket flew through the debris cloud, measuring the amount of water and providing a host of other data, Colaprete said.

The project team concentrated on data from the satellite's spectrometers, which provide the best information about the presence of water, Colaprete said. A spectrometer helps identify the composition of materials by examining light they emit or absorb.

Although the goal of the $79 million mission was to determine whether there is water on the moon, discoveries in other areas are expected as studies progress, Colaprete and other scientists said at the briefing at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field near San Francisco, California.

"The discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of the moon," the space agency said in a written statement shortly after the briefing began.

 

Yea... Even Google is celebrating that...

 

Yes its brilliant discovery by NaSa.

 

Nasa aswell as by ISRO and Few Other countries who contributed aswell

BTW Now what happens next ?

 

Ya A NASA mission it had discovered water on the moon, opennig "a new chapter" that could allow for the development of a lunar space station.

 

Its only a matter of time before man can establish a home in space.

 

may be before 2012 some of us could go and have some better living in moon

 

this discovery would help a lot

 

Now, most of the people would shift on the moon before 2012.

 

Yes. I heard that yesterday and I was really amazing when they show a picture. Could it be???

 

we can blog coupon codes of water boat tickets on moon

 

It is an awesome discovery. I am also curious as to what will happen next.

 

Its really a great invention. No one knows how far it'll let mankind go
But, existence of water on moon was already discovered by ISRO a couple of months ago.

 

Actually years ago it was discovered by NASA that there may be polar caps.

 

discovered -> may be.
yeah!

 

~ They will make up any old story they can for more money.....How about any food up there?

 

water was discovered by ISRO [Indian space agency] Chandrayaan-1

if we discovered water,... perhaps other minerals on the way.... we could start growing crops

M.

 

Great discover...

 

lolz, ISRO finds water on moon first . after that NASA conformed the discovery

 

Its a very great discovery by NASA.