Scientists have long been puzzled by the existence of so-called “buckyballs”—complex carbon molecules with a soccer-ball-like structure—throughout interstellar space. Now, a team of researchers from the University of Arizona has proposed a mechanism for their formation in a study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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https://phys.org/news/2019-11-mysteries-interstellar-buckyballs.html