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Webb telescope spots water in rare comet

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For the first time, water was detected in a main-belt comet, or a comet located in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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  1. Engadget

    James Webb telescope finds water around a comet in the main asteroid belt (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The James Webb telescope has spotted the first known instance of a comet with water vapor in the main asteroid belt..

  2. WMUR

    Webb telescope spots water in rare comet (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    For the first time, water was detected in a main-belt comet, or a comet located in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

  3. New York Post

    Astronomers discover water vapor around rare comet — offering lessons for Earth (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The discovery of water vapor around the comet suggests that water can be preserved as ice in warmer parts of the solar system and could have been delivered to Earth from a comet.

  4. CBS News

    James Webb Space Telescope finds water and "surprise" discovery on rare comet (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Scientists found water vapor around a rare comet, but also made an unexpected discovery in the find.

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