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- inactive, on 07/09/2008, -0/+31The number of craters on the thing, it's bound to have been hit by water/ice carrying meteors - doesn't mean it's ever been a sustainable atmospheric body, just that trace elements have survived the impacts. Digg-worthy nonetheless.
- KaiUno, on 07/10/2008, -0/+10No, it does not. Even if it had a magnetic shield keeping the sun from blasting it away, it's too small to retain an atmospere. Not enough gravity, see.
- lazerflesh, on 07/10/2008, -0/+7Next up, "Moon water, 1000$ a bottle"
- castle1925, on 07/10/2008, -1/+8Water was NOT found in the moon samples, only hydrogen, an indicator that water was likely present on the moon.
- HoldenMyOwn, on 07/10/2008, -0/+5Maybe its not water but rather "moon milk".... from the cheese.
- inactive, on 07/10/2008, -0/+5Hopefully more than they waste of faith based programs.
- OC73, on 07/10/2008, -2/+6Unlike the "Going Green" fad, space exploration is really the one and only big picture science that attempts to address the human race's survival beyond the lifespan of our sun and whatever cataclysmic events may occur on Earth.
We must focus more of our attention and resources on this type of critical research rather than waste it on meaningless, feel-good exercises like "Global Warming". - Kanele, on 07/10/2008, -1/+4so we recently found water on mercury, mars, and now the moon. Guess water on earth is not so much of an exception then.
- rugabug, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2The idea of the potential for the existence of water in some form on the Moon has existed for a while. But the thing is water on Mars is much more important then find water on the moon. For travel to the Moon (a few days) carrying a "little" extra weight in the form of water isn't any where near as big of a deal of taking the needed water to Mars as the trip (several months) is a lot longer and thus more water is needed for the trip.
- Pittance, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2Hydrogen does not mean that. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. The sun, and most of this solar system is predominantly hydrogen. What you need for water is the presence of oxygen and correct pressure and temperature conditions for water to form and not be blasted apart by high energy or other chemicals with higher energies that will combine with both.
- listrophy, on 07/09/2008, -3/+5This is a monumental step. I mean, there's been plenty of remote sensing to indicate the presence of water (see: Clementine and Lunar Prospector data), but this is hard evidence. We have some material brought back from the moon that contains water.
I'll end my comment here, since it's been tough to suppress the *shake your shoulders, slap your face, and scream "Don't you get it‽‽"* emotion. - inactive, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2Where did you read that???? The article clearly states water in 265 ppm found in volcanic glass beads. Where is your source of that information, or are you just guessing?
- overridemymind, on 07/10/2008, -1/+3Well, look at it from the scientitsts perspective -- The holy grail of astronomy is to PROVE -- once and for all -- that we are not alone here on planet Earth. The one common feature that we've seen in most life forms on Earth is that most species of plant, animal, and even microbacteria require liquid water to survive.
If you believe evolution, we all, all of us, came from the oceans originally. So yes, the prospect of finding non-terrestrial sources of liquid water are very exciting for scientists. Because for astrobiologists, this means that the chances of non-terrestrial life existing near said water source have just jumped exponentially.
So, even in my non-scientist opinion, I'm still pretty excited every time they find another potiential non-terrestrial water source. - rugabug, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2They aren't wet by any means. They have found 50 parts per million of water in lava beads. The past methods of detection weren't good enough to detect this small of an amount of water, hence why the water is just now being found.
- overridemymind, on 07/10/2008, -0/+2WTF does this have to do with water on the moon? WOW.
Buried and reported for being a *****' spammer. Damn, monica, what a bitch. (And I normally don't call people stuff like that around here. lol) - Nossie, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1maybe not but if you could build a base on the moon that was self sustainable you could then build much larger crafts to get to mars... thus not having to escape from the earths atmosphere?
Sorry I was teasing at worst, but I find it amusing we know more about the known universe than we do about our own oceans. - punkcat, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1first headline for the same story i read suggested the moon was filled with water on the inside.
- daeus, on 07/10/2008, -2/+3Oh man, I dont think I have the energy to ride the water discovery rollercoaster again after the Mar's Fiasco, these science guys get excited about the smallest of things...
- innocentsinner, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Wow, sad that you're getting dugg down.
- innocentsinner, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Wy Knott?
- desertDenizen, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1I was kidding. :)
- Kanele, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1yes but the hope is bigger now isn't it :P
- grepmonkey451, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1or 40 years till someone decides it is OK to release this information
- nexus37, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1260 PPM? Wow.
- desertDenizen, on 07/10/2008, -1/+2We've had these moon rocks for 40 years... and they just now noticed they're... wet?
- rugabug, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Well one of the current theories is that a large asteroid hit the Earth 4 billion years ago or so and this caused a still molten Earth to eject a large portion of its mass that became the Moon.
- MacEnvy, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Dugg for interrobang usage.
- rugabug, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1Well seeing as though hydrogen is the most common element in the universe and oxygen is the 3rd I would hope water was pretty common.
- Nossie, on 07/10/2008, -1/+1Am I the only one that finds it funny they found the past / present existence of 'water' on Mars before they found it on the moon?
- desertDenizen, on 07/10/2008, -2/+2LOL. I remember when people in '98 called the Web a fad.
But we WILL eventually stop calling it "green" (like we stopped referring to sound on the PC as "multimedia"). It will just be the rational reaction to $10/gallon gasoline: Using less and seeking alternatives. That's already happening and gas is still relatively cheap. - Kanele, on 07/10/2008, -2/+2one can argue the spread of mankind accross the universe is a good thing
- lazerflesh, on 07/10/2008, -1/+1HAHAHAHA, a Christian science website.
- lalavalerina, on 07/11/2008, -1/+1i thought the moon was made out of cheeeesssssee! ok. so that joke was a little cheesy. hahahahahahaha
- inactive, on 07/10/2008, -0/+0How sad that I'm being dugg down.
- merlin5, on 07/10/2008, -3/+2Heeheehee. Even the diggers couldnt make hay out of this one. No it doesnt mean theres no god. Dont worry, moon water wont make global warming worse. Hahahahahah
- inactive, on 07/10/2008, -2/+1We all collectively see what you did there.
- desertDenizen, on 07/10/2008, -2/+1Who is Mar?
- smacksaw, on 07/10/2008, -3/+1Hon. Elijah Muhammad was right after all!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation_of_Islam#Cosmo ... - CosmicJustice, on 07/10/2008, -4/+2Yes, but then one would be an idiot.
- Jokimoto, on 07/09/2008, -7/+2Tanstaafl
- jquipp, on 07/09/2008, -11/+4Outstanding ... does that mean it had its own atmosphere too?
- fx666, on 07/10/2008, -10/+1Now it is time for NASA to go crazy and start looking for the extraterrestrial bacteria on the Moon. I wonder how much money they are going to waste on the search for non-existent bacteria!
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