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1 posted on 07/22/2010 6:00:14 PM PDT by rickmichaels
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I think buckminsterfullerene has been seen in space before, in teh UV and in IR.

One of the first papers talked about interstellar graphitic onion-structured molecules that the author later found to be c60.


2 posted on 07/22/2010 6:10:23 PM PDT by DBrow
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I think I’ve found a new swear word substitute.


3 posted on 07/22/2010 6:14:20 PM PDT by Julia H. (Freedom of speech and freedom from criticism are mutually exclusive.)
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That’s a big buckyball.


4 posted on 07/22/2010 6:17:51 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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Ontario [Canada] astronomer sees buckyballs in space

Interesting. I usually see Buckeye ball on television.

7 posted on 07/22/2010 6:24:46 PM PDT by fso301
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