NASA experiment shows solar wind might make water on the moon

NASA experiment shows solar wind might make water on the moon

Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar surface, the idea goes, it triggers a chemical reaction that could make water molecules.

The discovery has implications for astronaut operations at the lunar South Pole in NASA's Artemis program.

Can Solar Wind Make Water on Moon? NASA Experiment Shows Maybe  - New Space Economy

Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the Sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the Moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar surface, the idea goes, it triggers a chemical reaction that could make water molecules.    Now, in the most realistic lab […]

According to the theory, when a current of charged particles, known as solar wind, impacts the lunar surface, a reaction is triggered ...

A laboratory simulation carried out by NASA confirms the 60-year-old prediction that the Sun is a source of the components that make up the water present on the Moon. ...

Solar Wind and Moon's Water

Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the Sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the Moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar surface, the idea goes, it triggers a chemical reaction that could make water molecules.    Now, in the most realistic lab simulation of this process yet, NASA-led researchers have confirmed this prediction.   The finding, researchers wrote in a March 1…