Water on Earth may be older than our Sun: Researchers
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Astronomers have detected gaseous water in the planet-forming disc around the star V883 Orionis, about 1300 light-years away from Earth. The detection of water supports the idea that water on Earth is even older than our Sun, the researchers said. This water, detected using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), carried a chemical signature that explained the journey of water from star-forming gas clouds to planets, they said in a study.