I assure you,finding water on the moon would be a bigger discovery than Christopher Columbus made.

d'accord

i don't know about that... columbus discovered a "new world" complete with water, life and human societies... mayhaps if they actually found life in space they could make that claim.

i thought they already did find water on the moon recently though

knowledge and discovery is never a waste in my opinion

No that was Mars. And this would basically be the discovery of a "new world". Our ability to survive there.Our life and our societies Our ability to survive there and to go to other worlds such as Mars and survive there.Our life and our societies This would enable for there to be life in space

Some of us like this planet!

We need to find ways to improve how we take care of the planet we live on and the people who live here who are suffering from diseases that should have long since had a cure, homelessness and folks just getting by, and that's just the tip of the iceberg of the issues that need our immediate attention above and beyond lookin' to see if there's another planet we can screw up.

I wonder.....

and no not really into conspiracy theories...just factual ones...

The Asteroid Apophis is going to enter our orbit in 2029...for a first fly by....it won't hit...however...it will be scooting close enough to fly under our satellite orbit zones.

However....in 2036 it is due back for a second pass.... and that one is the one that causes consternation, as it is possible the earth's magnetic field may alter it's orbit, on it's first swipe.

If that ends up being the case....and contact with earth is made....

possible outcomes are a nuclear winter...an almost dinosaur extinction type thing...

best have some of the human gene pool off the planet by then, to be able to ensure the continuation of the species.

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/apophis/


Of course we only know what we need to know, (the ole need to know basis) and the initial projections for potential impact with Earth, was found to be incorrect....discovered by a 13 year old in Europe doing a school project science thingo...

the original calculations were 1 in 45 000...( I think) and he showed how far out Nasa's scientists were...the figures were actually 1 in 450...

bit of a difference wouldn't you say?

Its a fraction of the cost of the original moon landings. It is of vital importance to locate water in space. I dont think some of you understand just how valuable of a discovery that would be. This would be one of the great discoveries of all history. It is our ticket off this planet

There are valuable natural resources in space that would improve life here on Earth. Resources we are running out of down here. But there is an infinite supply of these untouched resources in space. And this planet would not have the problems with diseases, homelessness,and economies if we had other worlds to live on No more competition for vital resources

will the draconians be selling the water???

ooh goodie ... somewhere new to pollute

Ok, then answer this..

There is no gravity on the moon..if water even exists..what difference does it make? so is the next project to eliminate anti gravity? Oh give me a break...

I don't want a ticket off this planet and most of us living now will most likely never realize the possibility of living on another. If we don't improve how we take care of our planet and it's residents, we'll just make the same mistakes all over again.

Less pollution for the world getting the resources we need from untouched and infinite space

Humanity may not have that choice one day soonHaving access to the resources that are available in space will eliminate our struggle and competition for resources on this planet.Thereby improving life down here The discovery of water on the moon will be a real and tangible step in the colonization of other worlds.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090923-moon-water-discovery.html

We dont need gravity for longterm survival as we need water and the oxygen we can derive from the water

how many of us would actually want to move to the moon if they found water though?

That site may be a bit of an exageration,but this experiment to actually gather underground ice particles from the moon would confirm the presence of water If this site is credible then that would be a good forecast indeed of what to expect

Well they would have to build and perfect a base first before people like us could live there. This is the confirmation that it would be POSSIBLE for us to permanently live there and use the moon as a stepping stone to another planet (such as Mars) Perhaps within our lifetimes