LADEE spacecraft finds neon in lunar atmosphere
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 16:00
in Astronomy & Space
The moon's thin atmosphere contains neon, a gas commonly used in electric signs on Earth because of its intense glow. While scientists have speculated on the presence of neon in the lunar atmosphere for decades, NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft has confirmed its existence for the first time.