Electrically-Charged Water Found in Dust Cloud

Scientists at the ETH Zürich in Switzerland have recently determined the existence of a new phase of water in a star-forming region of the Milky Way. The researchers there say that the vapors their analysis revealed have electrical charges, something that has not been observed in nature ... [ read more >> ]

A view of the dust cloud that revealed the existence of a new phase of water

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A view of the dust cloud that revealed the existence of a new phase of water