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Astronomy Picture of the Day - A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs

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June 5, 2026 • 71 views
Original source: Freerepublic.com

Explanation: What is happening inside this unusual nebula? Planetary nebula Tc 1, captured here in exquisite detail by the James Webb Space Telescope, is the celestial site where buckyballs were first identified in 2010. Buckminsterfullerene — as buckyballs a…

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