By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: October 27, 2020 2:35:55 pm NASA says the amount of water in the Sahara desert is 100 times what SOFIA has detected on the lunar soil. (Reuters photo: Lucy Nicholson, file) NASA has announced that its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) …
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The moon lacks the bodies of liquid water that are a hallmark of Earth, but scientists said Monday that lunar water is more widespread than previously known, with water molecules trapped within mineral grains on the surface. and more water perhaps hidden in patches of ice that reside in permanent …
Read More »NASA confirms the presence of water in sunlit areas of the Moon’s surface
Interestingly, this was the first time SOFIA looked at the Moon. (Image: NASA) NASA discovery on the Moon: The US space agency NASA has found water on the surface of the Moon! In an unprecedented announcement Monday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed that its Stratospheric Observatory …
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