water ice
Coverage of water ice in the Nexus archive.
- Could China’s lunar laser tower bring Nikola Tesla’s free energy dream to life?
Chinese scientists propose using a lunar laser tower to transmit energy wirelessly on the moon, inspired by Nikola Tesla's concept. The plan targets the moon's south pole, where sunlight is nearly continuous and shadowed regions may contain water ice.
- Where did Mercury get its water ice? Maybe from a slow asteroid impact in a single Mercurian day
New simulations suggest Mercury's water ice may have been delivered by a massive asteroid impact, similar to the one forming the Hokusai crater, which transported water across the planet in a single Mercurian day (176 Earth days) and trapped it in polar craters.
- These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too?
The article discusses 'interstellar glaciers' in Cygnus X, a star-forming region in the Milky Way, which may supply water to young star systems. These glaciers, containing water ice and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, could also potentially support alien life.