Astronauts may no longer have to go far to be able to find water on the moon.

According to the New York Times, a team of scientists used SOFIA an infrared telescope mounted inside a 747 jumbo jet, to make observations that showed clear data that there is water on the side of the moon where the sun shines.

“This discovery reveals that water might be distributed across the lunar surface and not limited to the cold shadowed places near the lunar poles,” Paul Hertz, the director of NASA’s astrophysics division, said during a news conference on Monday.

This discovery could be a real game-changer, not only could it be used as water for astronauts to drink but it could also be broken down into its constituent atoms to create oxygen for the astronauts to breathe.

Hydrogen and oxygen could also possibly be used as rocket propellant to help space missions make it back to earth and even help them in their quest to get to Mars.