JWST uncovers buckyball chemistry around a dying star Tc 1

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope images the Tc 1 planetary nebula around a dying sun‑like star, revealing abundant buckyballs (carbon spheres) and prompting questions about how these PAHs form and emit infrared light; the finding suggests buckyballs are widespread in space but not frequent, guiding future studies of photochemistry and nebular environments.