{"id":38676,"date":"2020-11-06T14:45:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T14:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=38676"},"modified":"2020-11-06T14:45:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T14:45:24","slug":"fly-me-to-the-moon-peoples-plans-for-utilising-lunar-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/fly-me-to-the-moon-peoples-plans-for-utilising-lunar-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Fly me to the Moon: people\u2019s plans for utilising lunar water"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Nasa<\/a> finding water on the Moon, people\u2019s fantasies have gone above and beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shane O’Brien, 31, a Hellenistic astrologer, is concerned about the potential existence of human civilisation on the Moon in the next few decades. <\/span><\/p>\n

He said for The<\/em> Voice of London<\/em>: \u2018\u2018Okay, but If someone was born on the Moon, how would I calculate their Ascendant?\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

The US agency confirmed the evidence of water on the lunar surface a week ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to two recent studies published in <\/span>Nature Astronomy,<\/span><\/i> the H2O molecules are either stored in sunlit particles of the Moon\u2019s surface or shadowed parts, called cold traps.<\/span><\/p>\n

Water is likely to move between darker and lighter regions.<\/span><\/p>\n

An analysis from 2009 used an infrared colour that made water and hydroxyl on the Moon indiscernible.<\/span><\/p>\n

For this reason, in 2018, a team of Nasa\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland led by Casey Honniball observed data during a flight of the airborne infrared telescope SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Moon. Photo by Kristina Hristova<\/p><\/div>\n

They picked a new colour from the infrared spectrum, which highlighted water molecules only.<\/span><\/p>\n

This groundbreaking discovery could change the course of space exploration, providing fuel, drinking supply, and oxygen for upcoming missions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Humans finding out about water on the moon https:\/\/t.co\/ZKcnnANwuV<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GGsK17XFQK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 uncle kitty (@katvasseur) October 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indications of rust on the Moon preceded the water findings. Rust is a type of iron oxide formed under exposure to oxygen and water, as reported by <\/span>Sky News<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nokia will build the first mobile network on the Moon, allowing astronauts to hold video phone calls and capture HD videos.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last month NASA<\/a> revealed details about its Artemis mission.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Infographic by Kristina Hristova on Piktochart\u00a0| Facts by\u00a0Honniball, C.et al.<\/i> (2020<\/strong>)<\/strong>.<\/i>\u00a0Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIA<\/em>.\u00a0Nature Astronomy<\/i>\u00a0(2020). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41550-020-01222-x;\u00a0Hayne, P. et al. (2020).<\/strong>\u00a0Micro cold traps on the Moon<\/em>. Nature Astronomy (2020).\u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41550-020-1198-9\u00a0| Photos by NASA on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n

The US agency plans to have a sustainable human population on the Moon by the end of the decade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n