NASA Announces Discovery of Water on Sunlit Surface of the Moon

NASA revealed a new discovery about the Moon that confirms water has been found on the sunlit surface. The discovery was found from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). As released in a live conference Monday morning, NASA revealed the news saying the discovery brings the idea forth that water may be distributed across various areas of the surface of the Moon, rather than solely in the shadowed, cold areas. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=nasa-black-hole-gallery&captions=true"] NASA will send the first woman to the Moon in 2024, along with the next man, through their Artemis program. They are expecting to send humans to Mars in the 2030s, and they feel the further exploration that is done on the Moon will assist with more understanding of the solar system overall. This story is developing... [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jessie Wade is Homepage Editor at IGN and is fascinated with the Moon, black holes + anything in this floating world we call space. Follow her on Twitter @jessieannwade.

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