This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents a visually striking collection of interstellar gas and dust. Named RCW 7, the nebula is located just over 5,300 light-years from Earth in […]
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CH3OH and Its Deuterated Species in the Disk/Envelope System of the Low-Mass Protostellar Source B335
Deuterium fractionation in the closest vicinity of a protostar is important in understanding its potential heritage to a planetary system.
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First Search For Forming Planets With James Webb Space Telescope
Planets form in disks of dust and gas called protoplanetary disks that whirl around a central protostar during its final assembly.
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Astrochemistry At Work: A Star Is Born
Jets emerge from the cocoon of a newly forming star to blast across space, slicing through the gas and dust of a shining nebula in this new image from NASA’s […]
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Webb Space Telescope Finds Ethanol And Other Organic Molecules Surrounding Young Protostars
What do margaritas, vinegar, and ant stings have in common? They contain chemical ingredients that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has identified surrounding two young protostars known as IRAS 2A […]
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Webb’s View Of The Galactic Center. 500,000+ Stars. How Many Have Life-bearing Worlds?
The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. […]
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Chemical Differentiation around Five Massive Protostars Revealed by ALMA -Carbon-Chain Species, Oxygen-/Nitrogen-Bearing Complex Organic Molecules
We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 3 data toward five massive young stellar objects (MYSOs), and investigate relationships between unsaturated carbon-chain species and saturated complex organic molecules (COMs). An […]
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ALMA Traces The History Of Water In Planet Formation Back To The Interstellar Medium
Scientists studying a nearby protostar have detected the presence of water in its circumstellar disk. The new observations made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) mark the first detection […]