Scientists have shown that the building blocks of proteins can form naturally in deep space. This means the raw ingredients for life may exist long before planets are formed.
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Astronomers spot a sulfur ring in deep space that links life’s ingredients
The gas between stars has now been found to contain a 13-atom sulfur ring that adds to a long-standing gap between the simple ...
New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans exist.
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Proteins before planets: How space ice may have created the 1st building blocks of life
"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...
Scientists find that deep molten rock can power long-lasting magnetic fields, helping large rocky planets hold onto their ...
Read an excerpt of this deep-space mystery from the prolific writer of 'Whalefall' and 'Angel Down.' ...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered deep into one of the Milky Way's most radiation-intense star-forming regions, revealing that Earth-like planets can form even in ...
Cold cosmic dust grains can link amino acids into protein‑like chains in deep space, suggesting life’s chemistry may begin ...
One would think that this excellent question would be easy to answer: A bucket full of “deep space” would contain essentially nothing — and, well, there you are! Outer space is, after all, the closest ...
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