Ingredient for life found around infant stars
Astronomers have used ALMA to take a close look at the cocoon of dust and gas
surrounding infant Sun-like stars.
What did they find…?
Traces of an organic molecule with the exotic name methyl isocyanate,
never seen before around such young stars.
This molecule plays a key role in the formation of peptides and amino acids …
… essential ingredients needed for life as we know it.
Transcribed by ESO; Translated by —