The early universe is perhaps one of the largest mysteries of our time, and although we are approaching some of these most mysterious mysteries, thanks to the advancement of technology such as the James Web and other observatories, the scientists still have to scratch our heads for how it is for us. Formations.
Many believe that after the Big Bang happened nearly 13.8 billion years ago, the universe was full of extremely dense material and very high temperatures. However, as the universe cools – for a few seconds, most theories suggest – the first elements began to form from these materials.
However, researchers believe that they may have recreated the first molecules of our universe that could help us solve one of the most mysteries of space – whether early molecules are slowed when the universe cools.
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Solving centuries -old mysteries with new data
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For years, scientists have theoretize that since temperatures in the universe are cooled, the speed at which the molecules are formed – thus leads to reactions that lead to stars formation – slow down. Based on the information they have revealed by testing how certain molecules react to each other, the new study suggests that the reactions do not actually slow down as temperatures become lower.
If proven, it could completely change the foundations of how scientists look at the early formation of the universe, as well as our understanding of the formation of stars and planets and how the universe expands after the Big Bang. Researchers have found that the speed at which the reactions between the first molecules are likely to form in the early universe remain constant, no matter what the temperature is.
In order to test this hypothesis, the researchers had to recreate these first molecules and then put them in an environment that really determined if their reactions slow down as temperatures become lower. So, that’s what they did.
Recreate the first molecules in the universe
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Scientists believe that the Heliev Hydride ion (Heh+), which is thought to be the oldest molecule in the universe, is the first step in a chain reaction that led to the formation of a molecular hydrogen (H2), which also happens as the most common molecule found in our universe. Scientists theoretize that these two molecules are essential for the formation of the first stars and that for the protostar’s gas cloud to collapse to the point of nuclear merger, starting the heat inside the protoster should be dissipated. Thus, if the theories of slowing reactions were true, it meant that the formation could eventually slow down when the star’s main compounds were cooled.
So the researchers took the molecules and placed them in conditions similar to what they could survive in the early universe. By taking the molecules and combining them together in a controlled environment – which they could lower the temperature – they found that the reactions between the molecules did not slow down at all. Instead, they continued as always, which allowed researchers to actually study the collision rate based on how it varies between changes in collision energy.
There is even more work to prove completely the data here, but this draws an interesting picture of how early entities in the universe may look, as well as how they could be managed. And if we dive deeper into it, it may unlock more data on how the universe will continue to expand and form new stars and planets.
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