Water molecules detected on the surface of asteroids for the first time

Accuweather - Space ^ | Feb 19, 2024 8:15 AM CST | By Ashley Strickland

[Red Badger]

H2O Ping!...........................

[going hot]

Anybody aware of studies that compute the approximate mass of all the asteroids in the belt together?

[going hot]

nevermind, google has it.

[yesthatjallen]

That’s odd. I remember bell jar experiments in jr high where water evaporated into a vacuum.

[Scrambler Bob]

Astronomers have detected water molecules on the surface of asteroids for the first time
= = =

Is that anything like “Booty Juice”?

And we haven’t gotten anywhere near planets like Uranus.

[TigersEye]

The amount of water the team detected was roughly equivalent to that of a 12-ounce bottle of water trapped within a cubic meter of soil

That is actually quite a bit. I thought it would be less than that on the entire asteroid.

[Red Badger]

Now the question is, where did the water come from?

Some long obliterated planet’s oceans from a billion years ago?.................

[Macho MAGA Man]

Maybe the astroid passed through a comet’s tail.

[TigersEye]

I suspect that water is produced by the fusion in stars or star formation and doesn’t originate on planets at all.

Seems like long ago I read that there is lots of water in space, at least in certain regions of space. Far more than the mass of all of our planets.

[dfwgator]

Water, you mean like out of the toilet?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger. Nice twofer.

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[alexander_busek]

Now the question is, where did the water come from? Some long obliterated planet’s oceans from a billion years ago?

Other way around.

Regards,

[Beowulf9]

From a telescope on ‘a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to fly through the stratosphere above 99% of Earth’s atmosphere, which blocks infrared light’ they could see water molecules?!

I believe it but I’m stunned!

[Beowulf9]

Really interesting idea.

[Beowulf9]

So is what this article saying now out of date? (The article is from 2020).

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-08-28/where-did-earths-water-come-from/12598198

[Getready]

Uh...they mention the water “boiling” off due to the suns heat...but in an almost perfect vacuum of “space” the water should boil off due to low pressure given enough time.(like freeze drying technique)..no? That should mean there is water(molecular) vapor in space...no? Shouldn’t water be detected in Martian atmosphere? If the water is bound so tightly in Martian rock, would it be available for the chemical reactions needed for life?
Enquiring minds want to know.

[SaveFerris]

Ooh, a 747SP.

I want a couple. With fuel and pilots and stuff (will take some cash to operate them).

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Ouch! Only 3% of the Moon’s mass! There go my plans!

[central_va]

Who cares?