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Complex Organic Molecules

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JWST Finds Five Complex Organic Ices Around a Protostar in the Large Magellanic Cloud

The finding shows prebiotic-style chemistry proceeds in the LMC’s harsh, low-metallicity environment resembling early galaxies.

Cassini Reanalysis Finds Complex Organics in Fresh Enceladus Plume Grains

Fresh Enceladus Plume Grains Reveal Ocean-Derived Complex Organics

ALMA Detects 17 Complex Organic Molecules in V883 Orionis Protoplanetary Disk