Search for moon water may be visible from Earth

The following is an excerpt from the Oct. 4 issue of . Greg Novacek, director of the Fairmount Center for Science and Mathematics Education at ¼ϲʿ and director of Lake Afton Public Observatory, was profiled in the article.

For years, schoolchildren have been taught the moon is barren and dry — uninhabitable. In just a few days, that school of thought may change when NASA scientists intentionally aim a Centaur rocket to crash into a crater at the south pole of the moon.

Scientists expect to find water, said Greg Novacek, director of the Fairmount Center for Science and Mathematics Education at ¼ϲʿ and director of Lake Afton Public Observatory, which will be open for the event.