Complex organic molecules discovered in infant star system: Hints that building blocks of chemistry of life are universal
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 13:00
in Astronomy & Space
For the first time, astronomers have detected the presence of complex organic molecules, the building blocks of life, in a protoplanetary disc surrounding a young star. The discovery reaffirms that the conditions that spawned the Earth and Sun are not unique in the Universe.