Reaction to the detection of the CH3+ cation in the interstellar medium with the James Webb Telescope
A research team describes in Nature the presence outside the solar system of CH3+, a cation that could react with other molecules to form complex organic molecules. Its role in interstellar organic chemistry was described decades ago, but until now it had not been observed outside the solar system. The team, which includes co-authors from the CSIC's Institute of Fundamental Physics and the National Astronomical Observatory in Madrid, based their work on observations from James Webb Telescope.
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