This new discovery could have serious effects on space travel in the future. For example, a lunar colony is much more likely. Moon exploration might happen sooner. NASA says that they will try to send another person to the moon by 2024. They are also thinking of making a safe and sustainable colony on the moon bye the end of the decade.

The moon has always been there, peeking in on humans through the night sky. But what would happen if it just vanished?