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RandiFan1290

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6. Here is one they might like

Reply to AZ8theist (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 10, 2018, 10:22 PM

Dec 2018

https://earthsky.org/space/largest-oldest-mass-of-water-in-universe-discovered

The largest, oldest mass of water in universe

An international team of astronomers has discovered the largest, oldest mass of water ever detected in the universe. The newly discovered cloud of water vapor, equivalent to 140 trillion times the water in Earth’s oceans, is more than 12 billion light-years from Earth and surrounds the huge black hole of a quasar.

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NASA's Newly Arrived OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Already Discovers Water on Asteroid [View all] RandiFan1290 Dec 2018 OP

Very interesting and perhaps not unexpected. Otherwise why test for it? dameatball Dec 2018 #1

It's more like "let's see what's absorbed and what's emitted", Igel Dec 2018 #4

Yes, that was what I was going to say....:)) Not. Good post. dameatball Dec 2018 #7

Thanks for that. Ghost Dog Dec 2018 #11

hmmmm.... AZ8theist Dec 2018 #2

Somebody seriously made that claim? n/t Igel Dec 2018 #5

Here is one they might like RandiFan1290 Dec 2018 #6

Culligan is gonna need faster trucks to make that work. xor Dec 2018 #10

OSIRIS-REx? Late Knight Dec 2018 #3

Very interesting. Thanks for the post. iluvtennis Dec 2018 #8

You are welcome RandiFan1290 Dec 2018 #9