An image of the lunar surface taken by the panoramic camera aboard the Chang’e 5 spacecraft after landing on the moon China National Space Administration/CNS/AFP via Getty Images
There really is water on the moon. Molecules of H2O have been detected in lunar rocks for the first time in samples picked up by China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft. These minerals could provide a source of water for a moon base, as well as offer fresh clues about the moon’s history.
The moon was long thought to be bone dry, but in the past 20 years,…
