Interstellar object may hold 'alien' water

fatbob5 wrote:The first known interstellar asteroid may hold water from another star system in its interior, according to a study.

Discovered on 19 October, the object's speed and trajectory strongly suggested it originated beyond our Solar System.

The body showed no signs of "outgassing" as it approached the Sun, strengthening the idea that it held little if any water-ice.

But the latest findings suggest water might be trapped under a thick, carbon-rich coating on its surface.    ....

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Flap Zappa wrote:
are we talking about the one they though was a spaceship last week?

Flix wrote:Let's hope they leave it alone then, although I doubt it accessible with our rockets, thankfully. Anyone seen the film, Life yet?.

Flix wrote:Let's hope they leave it alone then, although I doubt it accessible with our rockets, thankfully. Anyone seen the film, Life yet?.