NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet
Sunday, May 21, 2023 - 14:32
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Portal origin URL: NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt CometPortal origin nid: 487186Published: Monday, May 15, 2023 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be preserved in that region.Portal image: Illustration, close up of rocky body of a comet with detailed, cratered surface. Glowing rays emanate from the rocky surface like sunlight through clouds, representing water ice being vaporized by the heat of the Sun.