Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Comet's Water Reveals Clues About Life on Earth

Comet 29P after outburst, this is a stack of 20 images centred on the comet's movement, frames taken with a 0.40m telescope F10 + CCD at La CaƱada Observatory (Credit : Juan Lacruz)

A team of scientists have made a discovery that could help solve one of Earth's greatest mysteries, where did our planet's water come from? Using powerful radio telescopes, the researchers have detected water vapour in a comet located far beyond Neptune's orbit, and the results are changing our understanding of how life sustaining water arrived on our world.



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