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Hubble Finds Buckyballs in Space

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Hubble Finds Buckyballs in Space

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    Hubble Finds Buckyballs in Space
    by Evan Gough

    Scientists working with the Hubble Space Telescope have found a very complex molecule out there in space. Called Buckyballs, after renowned thinker Buckminster Fuller, they are a molecular arrangement of 60 carbon atoms (C60) in the rough shape of a soccer ball. Though it’s not the first time these exotic molecules have been spotted in …

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