Using JWST/MIRI observations, we report the detection of CO2 ice in the dusty torus of the planetary nebula NGC 6302, an environment generally considered hostile to fragile molecular species and […]
NGC 6302
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Detection Of CH3+ In The O-rich Planetary Nebula NGC 6302
Planetary nebulae are sites where ejected stellar material evolves into complex molecules, but the precise physical conditions and chemical routes that govern these processes are unclear.
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Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302) Reveals Clues To Earth’s Creation
Clues about how worlds like Earth may have formed have been found buried at the heart of a spectacular ‘cosmic butterfly’.