September 2026
2-cyanoindene
Ice to Meet You: Sampling Cold Bodies
by P. Gerakines, S. Milam, & P. Wozniakiewicz (
Elements
)
– Astrochemistry News –
N2+ in 3I/ATLAS indicates
very cold formation
Recent Detections
CH4 (nd,Quaoar)
N2+, CO+, CO2+... (3I/ATLAS)
CH4... (TOI-3235b)
CH2+ (nd)
syn-propenethial (nd)
CN (3I/ATLAS)
CO (3I/ATLAS)
CO2,SO2 (nd, LHS 3844b)
MgSiO4 (HD209458b)
In the pipeline...
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