NASA airborne telescope detects universe's 1st molecule
News / NASA airborne telescope detects universe's 1st molecule
News - NASA airborne telescope detects universe's 1st molecule
NASA's airborne observatory has detected the first type of molecule ever formed in the universe. This is the first time helium hydride has been found in the modern universe. SOFIA is a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a 106-inch diameter telescope. It found modern helium hydride in a planetary nebula, a remnant of what was once a Sun-like star. The discovery serves as proof that helium hydride can.