Recipe for water: just add starlight

Observations with the Herschel infrared space observatory have revealed that ultraviolet light is a key ingredient in the formation of an unexpected cloud of water vapor around an old red giant star.

Link: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=10188

Time: 2. Sep. 2010

Feed: Astronomy.com - News

Topics: water