At Webb, scientists make first detection of carbon molecule in protoplanetary disk – NASASpaceFlight.com

At Webb, scientists make first detection of carbon molecule in protoplanetary disk - NASASpaceFlight.com

27 In new data collected by the joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of scientists has — for the first time — found a carbon molecule inside a star’s protoplanetary disk located in the Orion Nebula. The molecule, called a methyl cation (CH3+), is a bit unusual. The … Read more