"Indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn't find just a little bit. We found a significant amount," said Anthony Colaprete, the NASA lead scientist for the LCROSS lunar mission, holding up white gallon water buckets for emphasis, reports Associated Press, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, Nature, and NPR.
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