Cartoon depicting carbon nanotubes and a protoplanetary nebula (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Cartoon depicting carbon nanotubes and a protoplanetary nebula

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The findings provide a plausible mechanism by which the interstellar medium could be seeded with carbon nanotubes by dying stars, such as CRL 2688 or the "Egg Nebula" shown here.

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Jacob Bernal/University of Arizona

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