Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Formaldehyde, a poison and a common molecule throughout the universe, is likely the source of the solar system’s organic carbon solids — abundant in both comets and asteroids. Scientists have long speculated about how the organic, or carbon-containing, material became a part of the solar system’s fabric. New research from Carnegie’s George Cody, along with Conel Alexander and Larry Nittler, shows that these complex organic solids were likely made from formaldehyde in the…
