NASA finds water on a comet between Jupiter and Mars

16 May 2023, 22:56 | Science
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope photographed water vapor around a comet in the main asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. Experts called this discovery " It is reported by NASA.

Using Webb's NIRSpec (near infrared spectrograph), astronomers have confirmed the presence of water vapor around comet 238P/Read in the main asteroid belt for the first time..

Now, however, a new mystery has arisen: the comet had no carbon dioxide to detect..

Comet Read is an object located in the main asteroid belt.. Prior to this discovery, it was believed that such comets could store ice farther from the Sun.. However, scientists had long speculated that water ice could be stored in a warmer asteroid belt inside Jupiter's orbit, but there was no evidence at that time..

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See the photo gallery: NASA found water on a comet between Jupiter and Mars As we wrote earlier, NASA plans to land astronauts on the moon at the end of 2025 or 2026.

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