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Interstellar Molecules

Twenty-six kinds of molecule have now been discovered In the gas between the stars of our galaxy. Among them are carbon monoxide, water, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, formaldehyde and methyl alcohol

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 228 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Interstellar Molecules” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 228 No. 3 (), p. 50
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0373-50