Chemistry Near Carbon-Rich Star (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Chemistry Near Carbon-Rich Star

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This composite image shows an illustration of a carbon-rich red giant star (middle) warming an exoplanet (bottom left) and an overlay of a newly found pathway that could enable complex carbons to form near these stars.

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ESO/L. Calçada; Berkeley Lab, Florida International University, and University of Hawaii at Manoa

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