The detection of water vapour in a carbon star has challenged the understanding of ageing stars. The discovery that such water can be warm shows that our knowledge of these objects is still rudimentary.
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Gustafsson, B. Unexpected warm water. Nature 467, 35–36 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/467035a
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