The discovery of pyrene in this far-off cloud, which is similar to the collection of dust and gas that eventually became our own solar system, suggests that pyrene may have been the source of much ...

Astronomers assume that these types of molecules were also present in the cold cloud of gas and dust forming our own solar system. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

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Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed and measured the coldest ice in the deepest reaches of an interstellar molecular cloud to date. The frozen molecules measured minus ...

Astronomers have discovered one of the largest carbon-based molecules found in deep space, located within the Taurus molecular cloud, 430 light-years from Earth.

The molecular cloud’s proximity to Earth provides a unique opportunity to study how solar systems form, Burkhart said. “Our discovery of Eos is exciting because we can now directly measure how ...

Astronomers used the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope to detect pyrene in the TMC-1 cloud. PAHs are large molecules composed of fused carbon rings. They are estimated to hold a significant portion ...

The vast ball of hydrogen, long invisible to scientists, was revealed by looking for its main constituent: molecular hydrogen.The finding marks the first time a molecular cloud has been detected ...

A vast star-forming cloud of molecular hydrogen that is one of the largest single structures in the sky has been discovered hidden near the solar system.. The crescent-shaped cloud—which its ...

An international team of scientists led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist has discovered a potentially star-forming cloud that is one of the largest single structures in the sky ...

An invisible molecular cloud that could shed light on how stars and planets form has been detected surprisingly close to Earth. Named Eos after the Greek goddess of the dawn, the cloud of gas ...