Buckminsterfullerene, C60 , is the largest molecule observed to date in interstellar and circumstellar environments. The mechanism of formation of this molecule is actively debated. Despite targeted searches in primitive […]
Carbonaceous chondrites
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Clues To Delivery of Water to Earth From Carbonaceous Chondrites
An international study led by researchers from the Institute of Space Sciences, from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya has discovered that carbonaceous […]