Published in Nature Communications · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers at University of Hawaii have successfully created methanetetrol, a molecule once thought too unstable to exist, using extreme conditions. This discovery sheds light on complex reactions happening in deep space and reveals a pathway for the formation of organic molecules across the galaxy.
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