James Webb Space Telescope spots intriguing carbon molecule in planet-forming disk
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted the carbon molecule methyl cation in a planet-forming disk around a red dwarf star.
The James Webb Space Telescope is NASA's largest and most powerful space observatory. The $10 billion space telescope will be the successor to the iconic Hubble Space Telescope. Webb will study several areas of astronomy and cosmology, gazing deep into the cosmos to study how the universe formed. Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope here.
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