New maps reveal a vast store of hidden star-making material called "CO-dark molecular gas," found in the Cygnus X region.

All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our ...

Asteroids, comets, and clouds contain complex organic molecules that form in space and might have kickstarted life on Earth ...

Carbynes, or long linear carbon chains (LLCCs), have received significant attention in recent years due to their predicted ...

It's the first time that methyl cation has been detected in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The James Webb Space Telescope ...

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How do you turn toxic waste into fuel? Ask the microbe. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine ...

JWST found a carbon-atmosphere planet orbiting a pulsar, challenging current models of how planets form. Scientific progress ...

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, 'Sinopec') and BASF jointly declared the alignment on the core requirements of carbon footprint accounting methods and reached framework-based mutual ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted a carbon molecule thought to be a cornerstone of interstellar chemistry in a planet-forming disk of gas and dust around a young star, a recent study ...