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Chemical Evolution

Extraterrestrial Life Universal Processes Molecular Complexity

ALMA Detects 17 Complex Organic Molecules in V883 Orionis Protoplanetary Disk

Survival of these molecules through stellar outbursts suggests a continuous delivery of prebiotic compounds from cold interstellar clouds into planet-forming regions.

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3mo ago

Complex Organic Molecules Confirmed in Planet-Forming Disk of V883 Orionis

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8mo ago

Stanford Researchers Propose Microlightning as Key to Life’s Origins