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University of Arizona: Dying Stars Could Seed Interstellar Medium With Carbon Nanotubes
June 17, 2022
TUCSON, Arizona, June 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:

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Evidence suggests that carbon nanotubes, tiny tubes consisting of pure carbon, could be forged in the envelopes of dust and gas surrounding dying stars. The findings propose a simple, yet elegant mechanism for the formation and survival of complex carbon molecules in space.

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In the mid-1980s, the discovery of complex carbon molecules dri . . .

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