Water has been spotted inside a galaxy at the edge of the visible cosmos. Finding other such signals could help pin down the properties of monster black holes in the early universe.
The telltale sign of the water is maser emission - the microwave equivalent of laser light - coming from warm water vapour inside a distant quasar, an energetic galaxy powered by gas and dust swirling onto a giant black hole.
The telltale sign of the water is maser emission - the microwave equivalent of laser light - coming from warm water vapour inside a distant quasar, an energetic galaxy powered by gas and dust swirling onto a giant black hole.
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