Not sure if you heard the news, but yes there is water on the moon. It has been hinted at since the moon was first studied by NASA that water may exist on this desolate satellite. Even the Apollo mission detected trace amounts of water, but this was thought to be from contamination of the astronauts. This previously thought conquered rock has proven to still have a few tricks up its sleeve.
Now that water is found, what's next? With water comes life, so many doors are opened with this small (32 ounces per ton of moon surface), yet significant finding. If there is water on the moon then where else may water be, and what secrets still lye in our own solar system. I suspect there will be some surprising developments involving the moon in upcoming decades. These developments may lead to a chain reaction that decreases the need to look to a galaxy far, far away for "spatial adventure." I can only imagine what else is still unknown about our surroundings.
Here's an article if you want to know more:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090923-moon-water-discovery.html
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