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These glass beads, however, contain water that wasn't originally on the moon. Instead, the beads and the water within them were formed as a result of impacts from meteorites at immense speeds.

The glass beads were found to hold a water content of up to about 2,000 parts per million by weight. Hu said he believes that such impact glass beads are a common part of lunar soils, found ...

China’s Chang’e 5 rover has found tiny glass beads containing water in an impact crater on the Moon. Samples collected from a 2020 mission found beads with water content as high as 2,000 parts ...

Many believe that the Moon's secret history is tied to that volcanic activity and that these beads, which the Apollo astronauts brought back when they returned home, formed between 3.3 and 3.6 ...

Shiny glass beads from the Moon are bringing scientists one step closer to understanding how future astronauts might survive the seemingly barren lunar terrain, and how the Solar System evolves today.

Glass Beads of Ghana. Where: Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark. When: Through June 15, 2009. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and ...