Com-et me, bro. ☄️
Webb confirmed the 1st detection of water vapor around a rare type of comet in the main asteroid belt. This suggests that ice from the early solar system can be preserved there—a breakthrough for studying the origins of water on Earth: https://go.nasa.gov/3BucEzm
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NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet
Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be p…Jessica Evans (NASA)