Can we live on the moon now?
This is the question that has been circulating for decades in people’s minds, and every researcher is finding the best answer to it.
With the advancement in space research technology and much more investments in space exploration, recent research done by scientists shows that the atmosphere of the moon, aside from containing neon, argon, and hydrogen, contains an ample amount of oxygen too, and it’s not just in a gaseous form but rather trapped in regolith, the same layer of rock and dust that covers the moon’s surface.
The report submitted by the Australian Space Agency claimed that the moon’s top layer has enough oxygen to hold a population of 16 billion people and that its sustainability can last for up to 50,000 years.
It further added that many other minerals may also contain oxygen, and they are present around us but cannot be used by our lungs due to their inaccessibility. Adding to that, the moon is also made up of the same minerals and rocks that are found on earth and has oxygen in the form that the human body can easily respond to.
This year, the Australian state agency reached an agreement with NASA to send a rover to the moon and collect some lunar rocks out there for the provision of breathable oxygen.
By the end of 2050, we will be able to find out more about this researched fact, as space application services are planning to send some reactors to the Moon by 2050.
