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Astronomical First: JWST Has Discovered Carbon Ices in the Far Reaches of the Solar System


A research team led by UCF discovered a significant presence of ancient carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide ices on trans-Neptunian objects, indicating that carbon dioxide may have been present during the formation of our solar system. For the first time, ices of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide

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