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Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy detects Universe’s first molecule in space

April 23, 2019

The researchers have finally detected the most ancient type of molecule in our universe in space for the first time ever. They used NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) to detect helium hydride in ..

Helium hydride ion to be the first molecule detected in space

April 22, 2019

NASA’s flying observatory SOFIA has detected Helium hydride ion (HeH+), the first molecule that formed almost 14 billion years ago towards a planetary nebulae. It is the first type of molecule that formed in the ..