An exciting discovery announced by “NASA” … water on the surface of the moon!

In an exciting discovery, the director of the US space agency “NASA”, Jim Braidstein, announced the existence of water on the surface of the moon.

And Braidstein wrote on his account via “Twitter” today Monday: “We have confirmed the presence of water on the surface of the moon in front of the sun for the first time using the SOFIA telescope.”

However, he added, “we do not yet know if we can use this water as a source, but the discovery of water is an important factor in the Artemis exploration plan.”

NEWS: We confirmed water on the sunlit surface of the Moon for the first time using @SOFIAtelescope. We don’t know yet if we can use it as a resource, but learning about water on the Moon is key to our #Artemis exploration plans. Join the media teleconference at https://t.co/vOGoSHt74c pic.twitter.com/7p2QopMhod

– Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) October 26, 2020

These results indicate that water is produced on the moon, or comes from external sources, and is stored in the polar regions of the moon.

The presence of water is an impetus for further exploration of the moon and possible future bases on it, as a potential source of drinking water and fuel.

The US Space Agency plans to return astronauts to the moon by 2024, as a starting point for the first human mission to Mars.