Looking at the Moon, it looks bone dry, but it turns out scientists discovered this isn't the case. Tara Hayden, @MiniMoonRocks, wrote a great article for @OUFreeLearning about the legacy of the Apollo missions, including the search for Moon water.
open.edu/openlearn/scie…
open.edu/openlearn/scie…
Looking into the future, if we want to send humans to live on the Moon, they'll need water and it's too expensive to launch from Earth. So maybe they could use the water inside the Moon instead?
This article by @simeonbarber looks at this topic.
open.edu/openlearn/scie…
This article by @simeonbarber looks at this topic.
open.edu/openlearn/scie…
Here’s @OU_SPS Lunar Researcher @Hannah_Sargey telling us a bit more about water as a resource on the Moon.
And more from @Hannah_Sargey about the Moon's water - Part 1 (see below for Part 2). 
@Hannah_Sargey Part 2 (see above for Part 1).
@Hannah_Sargey was also invited to give a @TedXOpenUni talk all about her research on extracting water from Moon rocks, you can watch it here.
What about building bases for humans on the Moon? Lunar Research student Vibha Levin Prabhu is working on just that! And it involves the use of microwave ovens!! #LivingOnTheMoon
And you can learn more from Vibha in this video update she made for us:
@threadreaderapp please unroll
