C60 Soccer Ball With Extra Proton Probably Most Abundant Form of Carbon in Space
It is one of the most common forms of carbon in space: C60, a soccer ball-shaped carbon molecule, but one that has an extra proton…
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Accidental Discovery of an Unbreakable “Molecular Pinball Machine”
An organic material that can repeatedly change shape without breaking would have many useful applications, such as artificial muscles, pumps or as a switch. Physicists…
Gaia Spacecraft Observes Almost 500 Explosions in Galaxy Cores
Apart from a billion Milky Way stars, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft also observes extragalactic objects. Its automated alert system notifies astronomers whenever Gaia spots a transient…