JWST Finds a Comet Still Holding Onto Water in the Main Asteroid Belt
The JWST found water in a comet in the asteroid belt. It's also missing carbon dioxide; scientists wonder how many more there are like it.
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The JWST found water in a comet in the asteroid belt. It's also missing carbon dioxide; scientists wonder how many more there are like it.
The James Webb Space Telescope has helped astronomers find gas around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time. NASA said the gas was water vapor.
Recent estimates suggest that comets composed predominantly of frozen water could exist closer to the sun, although solid evidence of this remained elusive until the current discovery
Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted water around a rare comet, calling it a "long-sought scientific breakthrough."
In a breakthrough, the powerful James Webb Space Telescope has found the presence of water around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time.