Unlocking Comet Secrets: How Astrophysicists Investigate Subsurface Ice Using Airport Security Tech

Published on August 6, 2024

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In this video astrophysicists at the University of Bern explain, how they want to study the ice beneath the surface of comets, using a type of instrument usually used in airport security. The ice on comets could help answer questions about the formation of our solar system.

00:50 A new kind of space instrument based on terahertz spectroscopy
01:42 Distinguishing between amorphous and crystalline ice
02:32 Building the SUBICE instrument
03:47 Making SUBICE fit for space

Read more about the SUBICE project on our website:
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science/why-do-two-swiss-researchers-want-to-find-ice-on-comets/84717866

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