The unique structure and behaviour of confined water
Scientists explore the unique structure and behaviour of water molecules confined in nanopores using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The study revealed a phase observed in water called the premelting phase. Credit: Wikimedia Commons via Creative Commons...
Water flowed on ancient asteroid
Ryugu is named after a magical underwater palace in a Japanese folktale — appropriately enough it seems to be a palace for water in the real world too. ©2025 Jaxa, UTokyo & collaborators CC-BY-ND. Liquid water flowing on ancient asteroids reshapes our...
‘Space ice’ is less like water than we thought
An enhanced image of the Jovian moon Ganymede was obtained by the JunoCam imager aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s June 7, 2021, flyby of the icy moon on Juno’s 34th pass close to Jupiter. Credit: NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ SwRI/ MSSS/...