There's still loads we don't know about the moon despite, if you're the only celestial object we've been to of course. But there are places on the moon where actually you could address many of those questions. For example, you could go on the far side of the moon where there is a zone called Radio Quadzone from which you can observe parts of the universe that you just cannot observe from the Earth. Similarly, these polar craters because they have been under permanent shadow for almost the entirety of the geological history,. They could have been collecting information through material that is actually falling in. Maybe it is being delivered by comets, maybe it is delivered by asteroids. Those material could
More than half a century after humans last walked on the moon, researchers have made a discovery that makes lunar living an increasing possibility. The moon’s surface is littered with tiny glass beads containing water, which could be extracted and used by visiting astronauts. Ian Sample speaks to Professor Mahesh Anand, part of the team that made the discovery, about where these beads come from and what they mean for future moon missions. Help support our independent journalism at
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