Spiderweb galaxy: Watery dew drops surrounding dusty spider’s web
Friday, July 1, 2016 - 10:10
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have spotted glowing droplets of condensed water in the distant Spiderweb Galaxy -- but not where they expected to find them. Detections show that the water is located far out in the galaxy and therefore cannot be associated with central, dusty, star-forming regions, as previously thought.