Interstellar Comet: Water 14 Times Heavier Than Earth's ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Isotopic Signature of Organic Molecules from Beyond the Solar System: An Enriched Methane D/H Ratio in the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS"
The James Webb Telescope found a record amount of deuterium—heavy hydrogen—in the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.
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The Webb Telescope caught interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and found its water and methane soaked in deuterium, like from Arctic ice. This isotopic signature is a mark of frosty birth. So, on other worlds, planets can form in far harsher conditions than ours.
🎯 The deuterium abundance points to a comet birth temperature below –250°C — colder than the eternal shadows on the Moon.
🎬 Interstellar wanderers like 3I/ATLAS come to life in the pages of science fiction: for example, in Arthur C. Clarke's novel 'Rendezvous with Rama'.