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Manchester UK (SPX) Mar 01, 2024 - Researchers have found water vapour in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming. Water is a key ingredient for life on Earth and is also thought to play a significant

Before now, researchers had not been able to map how water is distributed in a stable, cool disc.

<p>Researchers have found water vapour in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming. Water is a key ingredient for life on Earth, and is also thought to play a significant role in planet formation. Yet, until now, we had never been able to map how water is distributed in a stable, cool disc — the type of disc that offers the most favourable conditions for planets to form around stars. The new findings were made possible thanks to the Atacama Large Millimet...

Astronomers have discovered that the water content of a planet-forming disk around an infant star is enough to fill Earths oceans three times over.

Oceans of water vapor discovered in the same region where a planet is likely forming, explore the incredible images captured by ALMA

Water has been found in deep space, on the disc around a young star where planets may be forming

An exciting discovery could shed some light on how Earth got its water.

"Our results show how the presence of water may influence the development of a planetary system," astronomer Stefano Facchini said.

Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a significance presence of water vapour in the inner region of a gas and dust disk surrounding HL Tauri - a young star, potentially marking the birthplace of planets, Interesting Engineering reported.

The discovery was made using the Atacama Large Millimetre/ sub-millimetre Array (ALMA), which helped scientists zoom in on the water vapour.