Scientists found water in the most distant galaxy, which is located nearly 12.88 billion light years away. This marks the most distant detection of H2O in a star-forming galaxy, and the most comprehensive look at molecular gas that early in the universe’s timeline.

Water has been detected in the most massive galaxy in the early universe, according to new observations from ALMA. The research comprises the most detailed study of molecular gas content of a galaxy in the early universe to date & the most distant detection of H20 in a regular star-forming galaxy.

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