Astrobiologists answer that there was life on the moon

When American astronaut Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon 49 years ago, everyone thought it was the first time Earth's satellite lived on it

Now , however, an international team of scientists London and Washington State University are reversing the data with a new theory of "dead rock" that lacks the volcanic activity needed to create an atmosphere but also enough gravity to capture the molecules needed to

Astrobiologists have discovered that about 4 billion years ago – about the same time that life was on Earth – conditions on the moon's surface could support a life form simple.

but also about 500 million years later, the moon has had intense geological activity, "picking up" huge amounts of overheated gas, including water vapor, from l & # 39; inside. Thus, not only is an atmosphere created, but these water vapors can be concentrated on the surface of the moon, creating ideal pools for the appearance and maintenance of microorganisms

"It seems very likely that the moon is habitable at this time, things could have been microbes in the lakes, until the surface of the moon dried up and deconstructed," says Dr. Dirk Soulce McKuck of the University of Washington. "If there was liquid water and enough atmosphere for long periods on the moon, we think that its surface could at least to be temporarily habitable. "

The results are based on recent spatial data, which show that the natural satellite of our planet is not as dry as it was thought.

The researchers hope that their theory encourages NASA and other space agencies to launch an "aggressive program" – future exploration of the Moon ", which will examine the sediments of this period to see if they contain signs of life, or to ensure that the Earth or the International Space Station simulates the conditions from the moon to find out if there could be a life.