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Moon's Glass Beads Contain Billions of Tons of Water, Chinese Scientists Discover

Chinese researchers have discovered billions of tons of water inside strange glass spheres buried on the moon, which could be used as a future water source for moon bases. The tiny glass spherules, collected in lunar soil samples and brought to Earth by China's Chang'e-5 mission in December 2020, could store up to 330 billion tons of water across the moon's surface. The spheres could be an ideal source of water, as well as hydrogen and oxygen, for space agencies like NASA and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) that want to build bases on the moon.

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science-and-technology3 years ago•2 min saved

Moon's Glass Beads Contain Billions of Tons of Water, Chinese Scientists Discover

Chinese researchers have discovered billions of tons of water inside strange glass spheres buried on the moon, which could be used as a future water source for moon bases. The tiny glass spherules, collected in lunar soil samples and brought to Earth by China's Chang'e-5 mission in December 2020, could store up to 330 billion tons of water across the moon's surface. The spheres could be an ideal source of water, as well as hydrogen and oxygen, for space agencies like NASA and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) that want to build bases on the moon.

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Moon's Glass Beads May Hold Billions of Tons of Water, China Discovers

Chinese researchers have discovered billions of tons of water inside strange glass spheres buried on the moon, which could be used as a future water source for moon bases. The tiny glass spherules, collected in lunar soil samples and brought to Earth by China's Chang'e-5 mission in December 2020, could store up to 330 billion tons of water across the moon's surface. The spheres could be an ideal source of water, as well as hydrogen and oxygen, for space agencies like NASA and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) that want to build bases on the moon.

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Moon's Glass Beads Hold Surprising Water Reservoirs

Scientists have discovered water trapped inside tiny beads of glass on the moon, according to an analysis of lunar soil samples retrieved during China's Chang'e-5 mission. The glass beads were found to hold a water content of up to about 2,000 parts per million by weight, suggesting a potential reservoir of water for future human activities on the lunar surface. The water molecules were formed through the action of the solar wind on the moon's surface, and researchers see promise in obtaining water from the glass beads through a heating process to release vapour that would then turn into liquid through condensation.

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