The waxing crescent moon is seen above Earth on Oct. 22, 2020. NASA planned to announce a new discovery about the moon on Oct. 26,2020.

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The space agency says it's made a new discovery about Earth's moon.It will be revealed in a live audio broadcast Monday.NASA hopes to return humans to the moon in 2024.

NASA is set to announce on Monday what its calling "an exciting new discovery" about Earth's moon.

The space agency was tightlipped about further details, but did drop a clue.

"This contributes to NASA’s efforts to learn about the moon in support of deep space exploration," a press release published online Thursday said.

That seems to indicate a connection to NASA's which aims to send humans back to the moon in 2024 and then on to Mars as early as the next decade.

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The press release also said the discovery came from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, known as for short. SOFIA is a modified 747 airplane that carries a 9-foot telescope into the atmosphere to get a clear view of the universe and the solar system.

The NASA news prompted widespread speculation on social media ranging from tongue-in-cheek references to to hopes about finding on the moon.

The big reveal will be made during a press conference with reporters at noon EDT on Monday. The public can listen to a on the agency's website.

Presenters at the media briefing include:

-Paul Hertz, astrophysics division director at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

-Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters.

-Casey Honniball, postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

-Naseem Rangwala, project scientist for the SOFIA mission at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California

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