RealFeedApp Water from the Kuiper Belt differs from Earth's water
Analysis of dust grains from the Kuiper Belt reveals water that remained chemically pristine, untouched by solar influence.
- Field
- new materials
- What they did
- Scientists found traces of water in dust grains from the Kuiper Belt that retain the chemical signature of the early universe.
- Why it matters
- This evidence shows that water reservoirs at the very edge of the Solar System have remained pristine and untouched by changes occurring closer to the Sun.
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