Find water on the moon

A small device is the US space agency’s hope to find the long-awaited liquid.

Site Water On the the moonexactly like NASA confirms in the recently published newsin addition to other types of resources, is a priority to space exploration, both from the satellite itself and from other celestial bodies. Since we know there is water on the moon, but we can hardly distinguish water from other elements, it seems that technology Which was submitted can be very important To confirm fine points where the water is located.

We previously told you that there is a file volcano containing ice On our satellite and also how NASA developed the scope VIPER Rover for water proof on the moon. It’s now when a new device It can testify to the long-awaited discovery.

Water on the Moon and Small Lasers on Earth

Berhanu Bolsha It is the name that you should learn, because he is one of those responsible for this curious project, born in Goddard Space Flight Center NASA, in which the company cooperated Longwave Photonics. The devicewhich you can see in the image below, uses a file tunnel effect to generate High power terahertz laserwhich can be used to amplify the frequency spectrum through an instrument called heterogeneous spectrometer. The Doctor Bolsha confirmsin data collected by NASA, that:

This laser will allow us to open a new window in the study of this frequency spectrum. Other missions have found hydration on the Moon, but this may be indicative of hydroxyl or water. If the water, where did it come from? Is it the birthplace of the moon, or did it come through the influences of comets? How much is the water? We need to answer these questions, because water is essential for survival and can be used to make fuel for distant explorations.

This laser may be responsible for NASA finding water on the Moon. Container

The spectrometer They are devices capable of Detecting light waves that reveal material composition who was touched by the aforementioned light. In this case, heterogeneous spectrometer They are directed to a specific type of frequency, called terahertz, which is between microwave and infrared. Until now, laser technology has not been able to produce terahertz waves, but The work of Berhanu Bulchawhich is so complex that explaining it in detail would be a punishment for you, fruit.

The device Can be used indoors Artemis program And what could it be amphitheater In nanosatellites Cubesat, 10 centimeters long, which would accommodate the hardware, processor and power source. In addition, the future space explorersthis technology can include in portable devices On their missions to the Moon, Mars, or other celestial bodies we visit in the future.