Webb Finds First Clear Evidence of Frozen Water in Young Star System
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025
Astronomers have long theorized that frozen water exists in the debris disks surrounding young stars, but definitive evidence has remained elusive - until now. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers have confirmed the presence of crystalline water ice in a dusty disk orbiting a Sun-like star, HD 181327, located 155 light-years away. This finding, published in the journal Nature, repre