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Debris Disk Around Star HD 181327 (Artist's Concept)
Caption For the first time, researchers confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in a dusty debris disk that orbits a Sun-like star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescop...
- Date
- May 14, 2025
- Observatory
- James Webb Space Telescope
- Credit
- NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI
- Archive ID
- 01JTRMPSBJWEBXKJS2RB0NZ6BK
Caption
For the first time, researchers confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in a dusty debris disk that orbits a Sun-like star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. All the frozen water detected by Webb is paired with fine dust particles throughout the disk. The majority of the water ice observed is found where it’s coldest and farthest from the star. The closer to the star the researchers looked, the less water ice they found.
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Artwork
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Ralf Crawford (STScI)
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