Case solved: Missing carbon monoxide found hiding in the ice - Science Daily

In planetary disks, carbon monoxide is lurking in large chunks of ice, solving the decade-old question, 'Where is the CO?'

Astronomers frequently observe carbon monoxide in planetary nurseries. The compound is ultra-bright and extremely common in protoplanetary disks -- regions of dust and gas where planets form around y… [+3580 chars]

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