Moon Reveals Its Secret

On October 9th, NASA crashed a rocket into the Moon's surface in an attempt to challenge the theory that the moon is dry and desolate.

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Success!

Results are now back that prove the Moon does have water. Apparently, lots of water. Does this mean that it could one day support humans visiting the Moon? Hmm... it's amazing to think what might be possible in our kids' lifetime. Of course, even if it could support human life, I would question whether we would want to send people up there given our history of exploiting the Earth's natural resources.

Interesting fact: It took the rocket 113 days to travel the 5.6 million miles to get there. That would be a very long family road trip!

The data is still being processed so stay tuned for the Moon to reveal more secrets.

Is There Water on the Moon?

I think one the best way to teach kids to protect our Earth is to help them appreciate it. The

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Moon is a pretty cool feature of our planet so I thought we'd take a moment to learn something new about it along with NASA.

Tomorrow, NASA is going to send three objects (apparently 3 stages of a rocket) crashing into a crater on the moon to look for signs of water. Current projections are for an impact of 4:30 a.m. PDT. To see what they are aiming for, take a look at this picture from the Astronomy Photo of the Day. Thanks to my Dad for the tip - he keeps me up-to-date on all the cool photos posted on the APOD website!

Just in case you happen to be up at that hour, you can check it out on NASA TV (or I'm sure see replays later).

Any guesses as to whether or not it has water? My (totally unscientific) guess is that they will find water.