Water found on the surface of an asteroid for the 1st time ever

On the left, taking up half the image, a large asteroid hangs in space. on the right, a blue circle acts as a magnifying area, with blue lines running a tangent from the top and bottom of its circumference, converging on a smaller circle, located on the asteroid. in the blue circle is a smooth grey rock with blue and white dots o n it.

Water molecules have been detected on the surface of an asteroid for the first time, revealing new clues about the distribution of water in our solar system. 

Scientists studied four silicate-rich asteroids using data gathered by the now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a telescope-outfitted plane operated by NASA and the German Aerospace Center.