Ice may seem pretty simple in our everyday experience, but it actually comes in at least 20 different forms. Scientists at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) have now discovered a new type of ice that may be found deep in the Earth’s mantle or on distant watery planets.

There are at least 20 solid forms of ice known to us. Recently, UNLV scientists have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water at high pressures.

Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.

Around the turn of the 21st century, a new age of galactic discovery began.

The telescope will be used to take unprecedented images of the deepest part of the universe. The powerful space instrument will devote a full quarter of its first year to peering at exoplanets in the Milky Way.

When the James Webb Space Telescope gets into place next month about a million miles from Earth, it will allow scientists to see the light of distant galaxies and marvel at the origins of the universe.

The invisible will become visible.

The invisible will become visible.