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Detection of Water in Interstellar Regions by its Microwave Radiation

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A report of the detection of microwave radiation from water molecules in space, by the group which recently detected interstellar ammonia emission.

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CHEUNG, A., RANK, D., TOWNES, C. et al. Detection of Water in Interstellar Regions by its Microwave Radiation. Nature 221, 626–628 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221626a0

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