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James Webb Telescope Detects Molecule In Orion Nebula View

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Space.com

64 Views • Sep 30, 2025

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The James Webb Space Telescope detects methyl cation (CH3+) in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk that is located in the Orion Nebula.

Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb), N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb), O. Berné and the PDRs4All ERS Team | edited by Steve Spaleta
Music: The Cosmos by Jo Wandrini / courtesy of Epidemic Sound