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Scientists have detected the first type of molecule that ever formed in the universe.
They found the combination of helium and hydrogen, called helium hydride, in a planetary nebula near the constellation Cygnus.
Researchers believe the molecule formed 100 000 years after the "Big Bang".
This discovery confirms a key part of our basic understanding of the early universe and how it evolved over billions of years into the complex chemistry of today.
