Using computer simulation, the scientists discovered that a large asteroid can deliver more water to the lunar surface than the cumulative fall of comets over a billion year period.
Water reserves found on the moon are the result of asteroids acting as "delivery vehicles" and not of falling comets as was previously thought, new research has found.
At the beginning of the space age, during the days of the Apollo programme, scientists believed the moon to be completely dry.
However, in the1990s, obtaining data from NASA's Lunar Prospector probe, scientists found signs of the presence of water on the moon.
Oct 01, 2015
First Optical Rectenna
A team of engineers and researchers has demonstrated the world's first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly into DC current.
The optical rectennas can provide a new technology for photodetectors that would operate without the need for cooling, energy harvesters that would convert waste heat to electricity and ultimately a new way to efficiently capture solar energy.