Tiny 'Soccer Ball' Space Molecules

[Still Waters]

For the first time, astronomers have discovered the solid form of tiny carbon spheres in deep space inside a vast cloud of particles locked in orbit around two distant stars.

The carbon spheres, known as buckyballs, are formed from 60 carbon atoms linked together to form a hollow sphere, "like a soccer ball," NASA announced in a statement today (Feb.22). Astronomers spotted vast quantities of the tiny space balls, enough to create 10,000 Mount Everests, circling a pair of stars 6,500 light-years from Earth.

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[Mentalcase]

This is exciting!

[encouraged]

It is like, "Who could ever guess what will be discovered next?" So cool!