Complex Hydrocarbons in Space (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Complex Hydrocarbons in Space

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An asteroid belt orbits a star in this artist's rendering. In a new study, experiments at Berkeley Lab explored possible chemical pathways that could form complex hydrocarbons -- like those found in some meteorite samples -- in space.

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