Webb Telescope's Unprecedented Discovery in Orion Nebula: Crucial Carbon Molecule Detected.

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a carbon molecule, methyl cation, in the Orion Nebula, a baby star nursery about 1,350 light-years away. This molecule is thought to be a crucial ingredient for all known life and assists with the formation of more complex carbon-based molecules. The molecule was found in a young star system with a protoplanetary disk, and the region has high levels of ultraviolet light from the Trapezium. Ultraviolet radiation tends to destroy complex organic molecules, but in this instance, it might be what's providing the needed energy for the molecule to form.