Carbonstoring
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Space & Cosmos
Carbon-storing molecules discovered in distant interstellar clouds may shed light on how our own solar system formed
The Taurus Molecular Cloud, where TMC-1 is located, appears at the top of the image as a dark cloud blocking light from background stars, as seen from Charlottesville, Virginia. Credit: Brett A. McGuire A team led by MIT researchers has discovered that distant interstellar clouds are rich in pyrene, a type of large carbon-containing molecule known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons…
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