Buckyballs

There Should Be More Iron In Space. Why Can’t We See It?

Iron is one of the most abundant elements in the Universe, along with lighter elements like hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon.…

5 years ago

Hubble Finds Buckyballs in Space

Scientists working with the Hubble Space Telescope have found a very complex molecule out there in space. Called Buckyballs, after…

5 years ago

Solid Buckyballs in Space are Stacked Like ‘Oranges in a Crate’

[/caption] From a JPL press release: Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered…

13 years ago

Graphenes In Spaaaaaace!

[/caption] And just where have your buckyballs been lately? More technically known as fullerenes, this magnetic form of carbon shows…

13 years ago

Buckyballs Could Be Plentiful in the Universe

[/caption] Earlier this year, astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope announced they had found – for the first time --…

14 years ago