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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
In 2004, a team of scientists discovered hydrocarbons called anthracene and pyrene in an amazing structure called the Red Rectangle! Here two stars 2300 light years from us are spinning around each…
Here two stars 2300 light years from us are spinning around each other while pumping out a huge torus of icy dust grains and hydrocarbon molecules. Wherever carbon-containing materials suffer incomplete combustion, you get PAHs, or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Here’s an interview with a scientist who thinks PAHs were important precursors of life on Earth:
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