<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/link-2025-02-msu-scientists-discover-new-sources-for-the-molecule-that-made-the-universe.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>MSU scientists discover new sources for ‘the molecule that made the universe’</title><description><span>From helping catalyze interstellar reactions and fueling the birth of stars to its presence in neighborhood gas giants like Saturn and Jupiter, trihydrogen, or H3+, is best known as the “the molecule that made the universe.” </span></description><pubDate>02/21/2025</pubDate><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2025/25-02-380-380-god-moledule.png" alt="An illustration of stars and planets in the galaxy."/></image><externalNewsArticleLink>https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/msu-scientists-discover-new-sources-for-the-molecule-that-made-the-universe-</externalNewsArticleLink><categories>Discovery Science</categories><broadcast/></item>