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space20 days ago•7 min saved

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Carries Unprecedented Heavy Water, Hinting at Cold Birth

Astronomers analyzing the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS found an exceptionally high amount of heavy water (deuterium-rich water), suggesting it formed in a much colder, lower-radiation environment than our solar system. This marks the first successful water analysis of an interstellar object and points to diverse planetary-forming conditions across the galaxy, with future studies likely to reveal more such visitors as observational capabilities improve.

via ScienceDaily|

#3iatlas #alma #deuterium

science1 month ago•40 min saved

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Highlights Solar System Uniqueness

ALMA and JWST observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal a striking excess of heavy water, indicating it formed in a much colder environment and likely experienced limited thermal processing. This enrichment suggests its origin differs markedly from our solar system’s history, underscoring that our solar system may be unusual and pointing to rich future discoveries of interstellar material with upcoming telescopes.

via Yahoo|

#3iatlas #deuterium #heavy-water

science6 months ago•4 min saved

Ancient 'Heavy Water' Found in Planetary System, Revealing New World Formation

Astronomers have detected doubly-deuterated water (heavy water) in a young star's planet-forming disk, indicating that this water is older than the star itself and likely inherited from interstellar clouds, which has implications for the origins of water on planets including Earth.

via Earth.com|

#heavy-water #interstellar-ice #planet-formation

science7 months ago•4 min saved

Ancient Heavy Water Discovered in Young Planet-Forming Disk

Scientists detected heavy water in a planet-forming disk around the young star V883 Orionis, providing evidence that this water predates the star itself and originated in the cold molecular cloud that formed the star, offering insights into the journey of water in planetary systems.

via Space|

#alma #exoplanets #heavy-water

science7 months ago•3 min saved

Ancient Heavy Water in Star Disks Suggests Earth's Water Is Older Than the Sun

Scientists have detected heavy water in a protoplanetary disk around the star V883 Orionis, providing the first direct evidence that water in planet-forming regions may be older than the star itself, suggesting Earth's water could be even older than the Sun.

via IFLScience|

#heavy-water #protoplanetary-disk #science

science7 months ago•2 min saved

Water Exhibits Simultaneous Solid and Liquid States

Scientists in Japan discovered that when confined to tiny spaces, water can simultaneously exhibit properties of both a solid and a liquid, a state called premelting, especially observed in heavy water within nanostructures, revealing new insights into water's complex behavior and potential applications.

via sciencealert.com|

#heavy-water #nanoconfinement #phase-transition