NASA Found Ice on the Moon… And It Could Change Space Travel Forever

[00:00:00]NASA found ice on the moon and it could change space travel forever.

[00:00:04]>> This ice is hiding inside permanently shadowed regions near the moon's poles.

[00:00:09]>> Wait, places where sunlight never reaches.

[00:00:12]>> Exactly. Some of these craters are colder than - 198° C.

[00:00:18]>> That's not a crater. That's a cosmic freezer.

[00:00:20]>> But it's not giant lakes of ice. It's patchy ice mixed inside lunar dirt.

[00:00:25]>> So astronauts would have to mine the moon.

[00:00:28]>> Exactly. New NASA LRO analysis suggests this ice built up slowly over billions of years.

[00:00:34]>> So, not one giant comet crash.

[00:00:37]>> No, more like the moon collecting water drop by drop.

[00:00:40]>> Okay, but why does lunar ice matter so much?

[00:00:44]>> Because water means drinking supply, radiation shielding, oxygen to breathe, and rocket fuel. Split water into hydrogen and oxygen. And the moon becomes a refueling station for Mars.

[00:00:55]So, the moon isn't just a destination, >> it's a launchpad.

[00:00:59]>> So, the future of space colonization >> may be hiding in moon dust. Like, subscribe and share.