The discovery of a four-ring carbon molecule in a distant interstellar cloud may help to reveal how our own solar system formed.
1-cyanopyrene
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Molecules That Store Carbon Discovered In A Distant Interstellar Cloud
The discovery of pyrene derivatives in a distant interstellar cloud may help to reveal how our own solar system formed.
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Discovery Of Interstellar 1-cyanopyrene: A Four-ring Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon In TMC-1
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are thought to be the most abundant class of molecules in space, yet their interstellar lifecycle is poorly understood due to difficulties detecting individual PAHs.