Webb Makes First Detection of Crucial Carbon Molecule (Orion Bar NIRCam Image)
This image taken by Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) shows a part of the Orion Nebula known as the Orion Bar.
Topics
- Orion Nebula
- Orion Bar
- carbon molecule
- methyl cation
- foundation of life
- complex carbon molecules
- planet-forming disk
- young star system
- UV radiation