Cosmic Soccer Balls
February 23, 2012
The World Cup may be over, but there are soccer balls still bouncing in space. Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered soccer-ball-shaped molecules, known as ‘buckyballs.’ credit: NASA
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Sports, Technology Internet, Spitzer, Spitzer Space Telescope, Infrared imaging, Fullerene, football, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
