Moon wetter than previously thought, raising new manned mission possibilities

Satellite data reveals trapped water across the moon's surface - not just at the poles - in deposits from ancient eruptions, say researchers

The inside of the moon is wetter than previously thought, research suggests, opening up fresh possibilities for manned missions to the lunar landscape.

While the moon was once thought to be bone-dry, in recent years water has been found trapped in lunar volcanic glasses - material formed from magma ejected from the moon's interior.