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James Webb telescope may have discovered a ... never-before-seen [molecule] on Pluto and Titan


A new James Webb Space Telescope study has identified a very specific wavelength of light missing from both Pluto and Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The surprising signal suggests that these worlds harbor an unknown molecule that has not been seen anywhere in the solar system or beyond.

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