Cool discovery: new studies confirm Moon has icy poles – UNSW Newsroom

Researchers have long suspected there’s water – or ice, to be precise – on the Moon. New research now confirms it, and suggests it lurks in sun-starved nooks and crannies called ‘cold traps’.Water is more abundant on the Moon than we might have suspected, according to two papers published today in Nature Astronomy that confirm the presence of ice on and near the lunar surface.
Its a boost for the prospect of extracting water from the Moon, which can help support humans, or be converted to rocket…

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