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Researchers at the University of British Columbia developed a small reactor that uses electrochemical loading of deuterium into palladium to boost nuclear fusion rates by 15% at room temperature, demonstrating a novel approach to fusion research that could complement traditional high-temperature methods.
A new study suggests that comets may have delivered water to Earth, despite previous doubts raised by the 2014 Rosetta mission's findings. The mission found high deuterium levels in comet 67P, conflicting with Earth's water signature. Researchers now propose that cometary dust may have skewed these measurements, as deuterium-rich water adheres to dust grains, potentially altering observed ratios. This insight supports the theory that Jupiter-family comets contributed to Earth's water supply.
A NASA-led study has found that water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko shares a similar molecular signature with Earth's oceans, suggesting comets could have contributed to Earth's water supply. This challenges previous findings from the Rosetta mission, which showed high deuterium levels in 67P's water. The new research indicates that cometary dust may have skewed earlier measurements, reopening the debate on comets' role in delivering water to Earth and offering insights into the early solar system's formation.