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Scientists discover water source in outer space three times greater than Earth's oceans

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Researchers have found a huge amount of water vapour surrounding a young star.

The star, HL Tauri , is found 450 light-years away and surrounded by a staggering amount of vapour.

It adds up to three times the volume of all the oceans on Earth .

The conditions around the star could mirror the conditions that were around when Earth was forming 4.5 billion years ago .