Tag Archive for 'Tricarbon'

The spatial distribution of cyanogen around 3I/ATLAS. Image credit: Cochran et al., doi: 10.3847/PSJ/aea086.

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is Spewing Gas Surprisingly Slowly, New Observations Show

Oct 5, 2026 by Natali Anderson

Using spectral data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope in Texas, astronomers have traced gas from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third object of...

This view of Titan is among the last images NASA’s Cassini spacecraft sent to Earth before it plunged into the giant planet’s atmosphere. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute.

Tricarbon Molecule Detected in Atmosphere of Titan

Mar 18, 2024 by Natali Anderson

The tricarbon molecule (C3) is likely produced in the upper atmosphere of Titan by the reaction of abundant acetylene with atomic carbon. This view of...