For the first time a team of Swedish, Canadian, Finnish and French scientists have discovered the presence of molecular oxygen in interstellar space.

This new discovery can make scientists understand the formation of stars in interstellar clouds which are like nurseries of stars.

All previous attempts to detect molecular oxygen in interstellar space have failed.

This team has used the Odin space observatory located in space for the discovery. The observatory is used to study both celestial objects and Earth’s atmosphere.

The team has discovered molecular oxygen in a dense gas cloud in the constellation of Ophiuchus, which is at a distance of about 500 light years from Earth.

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