Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Another Rosetta first! Water ice found on the surface of comet 67P

For the first time, scientists have spotted large patches of water ice on the surface of a comet, thanks to instruments aboard the European Space Agency's Rosetta orbiter.

The finding, published Wednesday in Nature, solves a long-standing mystery about water ice in comets. Scientists already knew...



via L.A. Times - Science http://ift.tt/1PYMm9E

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