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Historic Molecular Cloud Survey Releases Unprecedented Cosmic Chemistry Data

A groundbreaking astronomical dataset has been made publicly available, offering scientists worldwide access to the most comprehensive molecular survey of a cosmic cloud. The GOTHAM project’s release includes detailed information on over 100 molecular species found only in deep space. This unprecedented data democratization effort could revolutionize our understanding of cosmic chemistry.

Unprecedented Cosmic Chemistry Catalog Released

Astronomers have made public the largest molecular survey ever conducted, according to reports from the Green Bank Telescope collaboration. The newly released dataset from the GOTHAM project—short for “GBT Observations of TMC-1: Hunting Aromatic Molecules”—represents 1,438 hours of observations and years of data processing development, sources indicate.