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Water molecules detected on the surface of asteroids for the first time

Water molecules on asteroids support the theory that they delivered water to early Earth.
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy detected water on asteroids Iris and Massalia.
The discovery may provide insight into water's distribution in the solar system, aiding the search for habitable planets.

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News18 India

Scientists Discover Water Molecules On Asteroid Surface For The First Time

Scientists studied two asteroids rich in silicates. Water molecules were discovered either trapped in the glass formed from impacts or chemically bonded to other minerals.

2 months ago·India

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The Independent

Water discovered on asteroid surface for first time ever

Findings can help determine how water distribution has evolved in Solar System, scientists say

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Water Found On Asteroid Surface For The First Time

The water molecules were found trapped on the surface of silicate-rich asteroids, Iris and Malissa.

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

Water molecules found on asteroids thought to be ‘completely dry’

Astronomers have detected water molecules on the surface of asteroids for the first time, a surprising find given that the space rocks were thought to be “completely dry.”

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

Water molecules detected on the surface of asteroids for the first time

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Water molecules have been detected on the surface of asteroids for the first time, proving that these remnants from the formation of our solar system aren’t just dried-up space rocks. Astronomers believe that the impact of asteroids crashing into our planet may have helped deliver water and other elements to early Earth, so finding evidence of water on asteroids could support that theory, according to a new stud…

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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