Try "water detected 1969" and the first result is http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969Natur.221..626C http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969Natur.221..626C Still bul

Try "water detected 1969" and the first result is http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969Natur.221..626C http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969Natur.221..626C Still bullshit, however. Comets have been known to contain water since the first spectra were taken in the mid 19th century.