WATER FOUND ON MOON
NASA admitted years ago they found water in many spots on the moon. But I have not heard the Artemis II mission say anything about seeing water. Do any of their images show the presence of water, either in the form of liquid (like seas, lakes, or rivers) or solid (like snow and ice)?
source: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/ice-confirmed-at-the-moons-poles/
@floatybirb
If water evaporates during the heat of the moon's day (it gets very hot then), it would solidify again as a snow at night, when it is extremely cold. But there is a phase between solid and vapor: liquid. That form of water would also exist as ice melts.
The fact remains: The moon has water, but none on the side facing Earth.
@floatybirb
There is no substantial water on the near side to support organic life. But the far side has much more.
The image released by NASA is of the poles, with their admission: water is definitely there.
Now if we could get them to release the truth about the far side, mankind could have a better understanding of Earth's companion. I suspect they want to keep the location of the water a secret, as a military mission seeking resources for itself and not to be shared.
@Earl I don't think there is liquid water on the far side of the moon; I haven't seen any in the pictures I've seen of the moon, I've heard water vapor would not persist in the thin lunar atmosphere and I don't see why NASA and every other country's space program would even bother lying about it not being there if it was.
If a probe found a lake on the moon, I think most space agencies would be absolutely giddy to share that information. Their fame and funding would go up very fast.
@floatybirb
Would you use the same assumption for #aliens? If the military (including #NASA) has worked with otherworldly beings, or communicates with them, would the feds be delighted to share that as well?
The space programs do admit water is more abundant on the far side. However, I have not seen the officials state the presence of snow, rivers, lakes, or seas, but that does not mean they do not exist there. We cannot see that side of the moon from Earth, and they know it.
@Earl Maybe? That really depends on the aliens and whatever the nature of their communication and/or relationship with humans was.
Like if it was a case of the JWST finding signs of life an exoplanet or SETI confirming an artificial signal from a distant solar system then I don't think anyone would try to suppress that.
If it was a more complicated case of aliens giving humans technology or information, then maybe that would be secret and maybe not, depending on the actors involved.
Earl
Floaty Birb