Hidden Nanocrystals in Cosmic Ice Rewrite Astrophysics and Origin-of-Life Theories
Location: London, U.K. In a landmark study published today in Physical Review B, researchers from University College London (UCL) and the University of Cambridge reveal that the most common form of ice in the cosmos—previously believed to be purely amorphous—is actually interspersed with tiny crystalline regions roughly three nanometers wide, slightly larger than the diameter…