Oxygen Molecules Detected in Deep Space for 1st Time

Breathe easier, budding astronauts, it turns out there are oxygen molecules in space. In fact, there are some just 1,500 light-years away, in a star-forming region of the Orion nebula, reports Live Science . Researchers think the oxygen comes from water molecules that coat tiny grains of space dust; when…

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Oxygen Molecules Detected in Deep Space for 1st Time

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