Does Superconductivity Occur in Outer Space?

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Superconductivity has not been directly observed in outer space, despite the cold temperatures that could facilitate such phenomena. The discussion highlights the existence of color superconductivity within quark-gluon plasma, a state that may have existed shortly after the Big Bang or in the cores of collapsed stars. While traditional electrical superconductivity requires crystalline structures, the conditions in outer space are unlikely to support these structures. The potential for superconductivity in superdense environments, such as the metallic hydrogen found in Jupiter's core, is also considered.

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Have there been any observed instances of superconducting phenomena in outer space? It sure is cold enough for many substances to superconduct.
 
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I imagine that the ordered sort of structures ( crystaline ) that you need to get electrical superconductivity are not present in bulk out there in outer space.


there is a phase of the quark gluon plasma that is color superconducting,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_superconductivity

this state of matter would only have existed at very early times in the universe or in collapsed star cores. I am not an expert on nuclear physics so i don't know how solid this prediction is , but ... then again this isn't really electrical superconductivity either.
 
Would superconductivity be more likely to occur in superdense environments like the metallic hydrogen of Jupiter's core?
 

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