James Webb telescope spots ancient water frozen in a near-Earth comet — and scientists want to collect it



NASA’s James Webb House Telescope (JWST) might be finest recognized for peering deep into the early cosmos, looking for the universe’s oldest stars. Nevertheless it’s additionally making wonderful discoveries proper in our personal cosmic yard. 

For the primary time, the highly effective telescope has noticed a water-rich comet within the interior photo voltaic system, NASA lately introduced. The discovering could assist to resolve the long-held thriller of how Earth bought its water, the analysis staff mentioned in a examine revealed Could 15 within the journal Nature (opens in new tab)