Darkest view ever of interstellar ices

Astronomers used observations from the James Webb Area Telescope (JWST) to attain the darkest ever view of a dense interstellar cloud. These observations have revealed the composition of a digital treasure chest of ices from the early universe, offering new insights into the chemical processes of one of many coldest, darkest locations within the universe in addition to the origins of the molecules that make up planetary atmospheres.