Water molecules found in lunar rock sample for the first time

There really is water on the moon. Molecules of H₂O have been detected in lunar rocks for the first time in samples picked up by China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft. These minerals could provide a source of water for a moon base, as well as offer fresh clues about the moon’s history.

The moon was long thought to be bone dry, but in the past 20 years,…