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March 27, 2014

Astronomers Looking for Clues to Water's Origins
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2014
A gas and dust cloud collapses to form a star. Amid a whirling disc of debris, little bits of rock coated with liquid water and ice begin to stick together. It is this stage of a star's formation that astronomers hope to learn more about how water cycles through a solar system, although this is also when some of the least evidence is available to study. If water is created prior to stellar birth, then all planetary systems will be born with abundant water, giving rise to what could be life-friendl ... read more

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