In the statement made by NASA, it was stated that an international team of scientists detected a new carbon compound in space for the first time with NASA’s James Webb space telescope.
“PROTOPHEREGAL WAS DETECTED IN A YOUNG STAR SYSTEM WITH DIKS”
In the statement, “The molecule known as Methyl Cation (CH3+) is important because it helps in the formation of more complex carbon-based molecules. Methyl Cation was detected in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk known as d203-506, which is about 1,350 light-years away in the Orion Nebula.” .
A member of the scientific team from Paris-Saclay University in France stated that carbon compounds are of particular interest to scientists who are trying to understand both how life developed on Earth and how it could potentially develop elsewhere in the universe, as they form the basis of all known life. The statements of Marie Aline Martin Drumel, who is also a journalist, were also included. “This finding not only confirms Webb’s incredible sensitivity, but also confirms the presumed central importance of CH3+ (methyl cation) in interstellar chemistry,” said Drumel.
Source: DHA