SwRI Scientists Identify Water Molecules on Asteroids for the First Time
February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release:
Using data from the retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) -- a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR -- Southwest Research Institute scientists have discovered, for the first time, water molecules on the surface of an asteroid. Scientists looked at four silicate-rich asteroids using the FORCAST instrument to isolate the mid-infrared sp . . .
Using data from the retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) -- a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR -- Southwest Research Institute scientists have discovered, for the first time, water molecules on the surface of an asteroid. Scientists looked at four silicate-rich asteroids using the FORCAST instrument to isolate the mid-infrared sp . . .