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A recent study answers a critical question about moon exploration: Where is the water? Scientists examined data from the now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a partnership of NASA and the German Space Agency, which showed them how water is moving across the moon’s surface.

By tracking water’s unique light signature, researchers have been able to piece together a detailed map of water distribution on the Earth-facing side of the moon’s south pole region.

Experts have known for over a decade that water

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