**Astronomy Picture of the Day**

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  "content": "**Astronomy Picture of the Day**\n\n04 June 2026\n\n**A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs**\n\nImage: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2606/buckyballs.jpg\n\nImage Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / J. Cami ( Western University ); Image Processing: K. Beecroft Text: Jan Cami ( Western University ) \u0026 Cecilia Chirenti ( NASA GSFC , UMCP , CRESST II )\n\nWhat is happening inside this unusual nebula? Planetary nebula Tc 1 , captured here in exquisite detail by the James Webb Space Telescope , is the celestial site where buckyballs were first identified in 2010. Buckminsterfullerene — as buckyballs are officially called — is a molecule with 60 carbon atoms (C 60 ) arranged in the shape of a soccer ball . The molecule is named for architect Buckminster Fuller because of its resemblance to the geodesic dome he helped popularize. Webb’s new data reveal where the C 60 molecules live in this nebula, and the geometry is striking: they populate a thin spherical shell around the central star, visible here as the bright edge of the nebula’s glowing orange central region. Look closely near the nebula’s heart and a more perplexing feature emerges: a delicate structure shaped uncannily like an upside-down question mark , fitting punctuation for the many questions this nebula still poses.\n\n#APOD #Astrophotography #lookUp #Science #Astronomy\n\nhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260604.html\n",
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