NASA's Spitzer telescope spies first solid buckyballs

Spitzer telescope spies first solid buckyballs

mnn.com 24 Feb '12, 4pm

NASA's Spitzer telescope spies first solid buckyballs

, a space-based infrared observatory, spotted the buckyballs around the double-star system XX Ophiuchi. The light emitted by the carbon spheres is different than that seen in the gaseous form of buckyballs previously seen in space, allowing scientists to conclude that Spitzer had detected the material in its solid form, researchers said.

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