Why tho was this diacovered like 60 years after we went there?

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The surface of the moon is not homogeneous

>The theory proposed by this latest research is that these glass beads, formed in ancient times, can be imbued with water when they’re hit with solar winds, which carry hydrogen and oxygen from the sun’s atmosphere across the solar system. In fact, it could be how more than 270 trillion kilograms (600 trillion pounds) of water is stored across the moon.

So they are collecting hydrogen and oxygen from the solar wind, which recombines into water in situ? Does this mean that energy is released as the hydrogen is oxidized?

Also, is this like silica gel desiccant? I mean, people shouldn't eat it, right?

The samples brought back from the Moon were stored in vessels that had rubber o-rings. The sharp lunar dust compromised the o-rings and the samples were contaminated by Earth's atmosphere so scientists were never sure if the water they were seeing in Apollo samples was due to contamination or water that was originally from the Moon.

This makes actually a lot of sense,thanks mate

Lunar dust is sharp enough to damage rubber in a relatively short period of time? Weaponize that shit, maybe it will kill bedbugs

Trillions of pounds of water may be strewn across the moon, trapped in tiny glass beads that could have formed when asteroids struck the lunar surface, according to a new study. The findings, laid out in a study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience, were pieced together by scientists in China who analyzed the first lunar soil samples to be returned to Earth since the 1970s.

The research points to an answer for a question scientists have been pondering for years as they’ve attempted to pin down exactly how water is stored on the moon — especially in regions outside the lunar poles, where water ice may exist in greater abundance. Essentially, the study fills in some gaps in a theory about a lunar water cycle.“

To sustain a water cycle at the surface of the Moon, there should be a hydrated layer (reservoir) at depth in lunar soils,” according to the study. “However, finding this water reservoir has remained elusive, despite several studies having investigated the water inventory of fine mineral grains in lunar soils.”

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/27/world/water-moon-lunar-sample-chang-e-5-scn

pro tip: DO NOT turn it into a portal-conductive gel

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I think the reason silica gel packets say do not eat is because they're a choking hazard, not because they're toxic.

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True. They are, I think, basically glass beads with pores to sequester adsorbed water, and so are largely chemically inert.

I thought it was because some guys from Ohio State University were using them for croutons. Insert your favorite target.

It always comes back to O-rings.

I didn't know there was milk there too.

'may' 'may be' 'could' - they haven't actually found any water in any glass beads, it's a theory that hydrogen could be stored in said beads. The study bore zero concrete proof. It's a completely misleading title and crappy clickbait.

*unless it has cobalt chloride, then it'll cause nausea and vomiting (it won't kill you tho).

Where do you think the cheese comes from?

The cow whom jumps over it

Wait so the moon has natural formed glass beads?

I think on top of this, if you eat enough they can cause obstructions because they're not digested, and they collect water.

This comment is incorrect. Figures 2 and 3 in the study provide evidence for the existence of water in glass beads from a lunar soil sample.

While future studies should aim to collect additional samples, their study supports the claim that water could be more abundant on the moon than previously thought.

This comment is incorrect. The study shows the beads contain trace readings of hydroxyl.