July 2025

Disulfane

From cat urine to gunpowder: Exploring the peculiar smells of outer space
by K. Latham (BBC)
– Astrochemistry News –
Dimethyl sufide on K2-18b: Biosig?
Recent Detections
CH2CHCHS
CH3NO (nd)
HDO (ice, conf)
H2O, CO, SiO, CH4 (WASP-121b)
H2O, CO, CO2, H2S (WASP-94Ab)
13CH3OH,CH2DOH (disk)
CO2 (nd,LTT1445Ab)
H3+ (nd,WASP-80b,WASP-69b)
H2O (HAT-P-14b)
cyanobutadienes (disp,nd,tent)
H3+ (Neptune)
Detections in the Pipeline
CH, H3+ (disk)
H2O, CH4, CO, CO2, NH3 (WASP-80b)
CH4,H2S (TOI-5205b)
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