Breaking news: NASA’s October attack on the moon has revealed the location of water beneath the lunar surface.

You may not remember when NASA launched a preliminary strike against the moon on Oct. 9, due to the widespread coverage of Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. It turns out that little bombing run against the moon did exactly what it was intended to do: discover the existence of water. Science geeks have not been this excited since the series finale of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” I, however, am not excited. NASA plays a key role in improving human understanding of the universe, but continuing to focus attention on the moon harms the agency’s creditability. We are finished with the moon. We have gazed at it, walked on it, driven on it and now blown it up. It is time to look past the moon.

NASA’s official written statement regarding the operation claims, “The discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of the moon.” What the statement fails to answer is how this affects us. We already know the moon was once part of Earth, broken off most likely by a large meteor strike. We are well aware of how important the moon is to our ocean tides. We already knew that ice was on the moon, hinting that there could be water buried underneath. This is no great discovery. This is merely a confirmation of a theory that ultimately has no bearing on the human race.

This discovery sparked talk of “future lunar exploration,” which, in the minds of the average citizen, means astronauts walking on the moon again. Perhaps, it even means setting up a moon colony. We all need to stop believing science fiction. Unless NASA is hiding secret technology meant to allow us to easily live and breathe on the moon, there is not going to be any moon colonies anytime soon. If NASA is keeping this technology a secret, it must let us know.

But they do not have the technology. Despite our government’s willingness to give NASA $79 million to launch an attack on the moon, NASA has yet to create moon-safe shelters or sleeker space suits for easy mobility. We were supposed to have flying cars and jetpacks by now. Instead, all we have is bacon-flavored mayonnaise and bacon-flavored vodka.

Lunar exploration costs a lot of money – money no one has at the moment. We need to hold off on lunar exploration until we can afford it. And even once we can afford to explore the moon again, that does not mean we need to be sending people there. There is no scientific purpose in sending people to the moon. We have machines capable of handling any duties in space that a person can.

Moon exploration was fun at first. We were truly testing our boundaries while attempting to outrace an opponent in the form of those communist infidels in the USSR. The moon is old news now – been there, done that. NASA needs to be stretching its horizons, finding new galaxies, new planets, new life forms and finally discovering if the universe has an end or not. Some would argue even those goals are not worth our time and effort, but I do have a scientific curiosity in need of quenching. Those are goals that can satisfy that thirst for knowledge. Moon water does not quench my thirst.