LOS ANGELES (AP) — A space telescope has detected signs of water on the largest object in the asteroid belt.
A team led by the European Space Agency noticed water plumes spewing from two regions on Ceres, a dwarf planet about the size of Texas. The source of the water is still a mystery. There may be layer of ice below the surface that gets heated or the plumes could come from ice volcanoes.
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