Asteroid Ryugu samples suggest presence of salty water in outer solar system
Asteroid Ryugu samples suggest presence of salty water in outer solar system
Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the universe. Ryugu, a 900-meter diameter asteroid in the Apollo belt, has recently proven useful in our...
tears?
Damn it, my head went straight to pee and yours is so much better, I got to get off the internet
Instead of an editorialised version — here is the original paper. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02418-1
Based on what we know about the universe, isn't this pretty obvious? I'd rather see estimates for how much water?
The big discovery was salty water, not water.