{"id":239986,"date":"2024-07-05T10:44:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T10:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/weird-form-of-dangling-ice-spotted-in-space-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:15:27","slug":"weird-form-of-dangling-ice-spotted-in-space-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/weird-form-of-dangling-ice-spotted-in-space-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird form of &#8216;dangling&#8217; ice spotted in space for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1041\" height=\"694\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/04160104\/SEI_211508596.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2438584\" data-caption=\"The ice was found in the Chamaeleon I Cloud, a star-forming region\" data-credit=\"NASA, ESA, K. Luhman and T. Esplin (Pennsylvania State Uni), et al.\/ESO\/Gladys Kober\/Catholic Uni of America\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">The ice was found in the Chamaeleon I Cloud, a star-forming region<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">NASA, ESA, K. Luhman and T. Esplin (Pennsylvania State Uni), et al.\/ESO\/Gladys Kober\/Catholic Uni of America<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Fluffy ice that could help create the molecular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2090696-building-blocks-of-life-spotted-around-comet-for-the-first-time\/\">building blocks<\/a> for life has been spotted in space for the first time, nearly 30 years since researchers first observed it in the lab.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, ice has a solid crystal lattice structure, with all of its H2O molecules strongly held together via their hydrogen and oxygen atoms. But when ice isn\u2019t fully compacted, such as in powdery snow, some of these molecules can have\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2438583-weird-form-of-dangling-ice-spotted-in-space-for-the-first-time\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The ice was found in the Chamaeleon I Cloud, a star-forming region NASA, ESA, K. Luhman and T. 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