'Can I drink it?': NASA's discovery of water on moon triggers hilarious memes

On October 26, US giant NASA confirmed presence of water on lunar surface. Taking to Twitter, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said that while y were unsure wher water discovered could be used as a resource, it was still a key discovery. Meanwhile, news stirred internet, with hundreds of flabbergasted netizens opining on ncy's latest discovery.

re were many took opportunity to question why had previous moon missions t spotted water. “Why wasn’t it seen during multiple Apollo missions to surface of moon? Or was moon landing std?” wrote a user. However, re were many ors dished out hilarious memes and jokes quipping that if moon could “hydrate itself. Why can’t you?”  

One enthusiastic user joked that it wasn’t a recent discovery but a “water bottle” left on moon by astronauts who landed re in 1969. Yet ar shared a still from Indian comedy flick, Hera Pheri where Raju played by Akshay Kumar could be seen drenched in water and n captioned it, “ moon according to NASA.”

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NASA discovers water on Moon

NASA said that traces of water on a sunlit surface of moon was found for first time by 'World's largest flying observatory' - SOFIA telescope. SOFIA-  Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astromy is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a 2.7-meter (106-inch) reflecting telescope, flying into stratosphere at 38,000-45,000 feet to study solar system, using infrared as it is above Earth's atmosphere. traces of water were found on moon's Clavius crater - which is on its sourn hemisphere visible from earth. NASA speculates that water may have been delivered by tiny meteorite impacts or interaction of energetic particles ejected from sun.

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