Unlocking the Secrets of Eternal Ice in the Kuiper Belt

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 15, 2024

Innovative research published in Icarus unveils the enduring nature of volatile substances such as carbon monoxide (CO) within Kuiper Belt Object 486958 Arrokoth, offering new insights into the long-term preservation of volatile ices in the distant reaches of our solar system. Co-authored by Dr. Samuel Birch of Brown University and Dr. Orkan Umurhan, a senior research scientist at the SETI