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Chemical Composition

Sugars in Asteroids Methane Detection Cometary Gases Methane in Atmospheres Elemental Analysis Interstellar Objects Molecular Identification Interstellar Materials Hydrogen Dissociation Carbon-bearing Molecules

ALMA Finds Deep Carbon Monoxide That Points to an Ice-Rich Uranus

New maps found carbon monoxide deep in Uranus’s atmosphere, implying an interior with large amounts of water ice and a closer kinship to Neptune.

Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

ALMA Finds Semi-Heavy Water in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

ALMA Finds Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Strikingly Methanol‑Rich With Unusual Outgassing

ALMA Unveils Record 650-Light-Year Mosaic of the Milky Way’s Turbulent Core

Astronomers Detect Massive Iron-Only Structure Inside the Ring Nebula

NASA Unveils Multi‑Mission Views of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

JWST Delivers First 3D Map of an Exoplanet's Atmosphere

JWST spots silicon monoxide and methane in WASP-121b’s atmosphere, revealing its icy origins

NASA's James Webb Telescope Finds Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto's Moon Charon