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Scientists have uncovered a surprising chemical phenomenon on Saturn’s moon Titan where normally incompatible substances can mix in extreme cold. This discovery challenges long-standing chemistry principles and provides new understanding of how life’s building blocks might form in inhospitable environments throughout the universe.

Breaking Chemical Rules in Titan’s Frigid Environment

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and NASA have made a groundbreaking discovery on Saturn’s largest moon that challenges fundamental chemistry principles, according to reports about chemical polarity. The findings, published in PNAS, reveal that in Titan’s extremely cold environment, substances that normally remain separate can unexpectedly combine, broadening our understanding of chemistry before life emerged.