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Hydroxyl Molecules in Space Puzzle Radio Astronomers

NOV 01, 1967
John T. Scott

Investigations of emission and absorption of radiation by hydroxyl (OH) radicals in interstellar space have turned up many puzzles and anomalies. The newly developed longbaseline interferometers may provide a solution. They may in fact reveal a galactic maser, and further observations may tell us more about the structure of our own planet.

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