"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

New experiments reveal that protein precursors can form naturally in deep space under extreme cold and radiation. Scientists found that simple amino acids bond into peptides on interstellar dust, long ...

The chemical foundations of life could be found in the frigid pockets of molecular clouds that exist in the space between stars, rather than on any planetary bodies. At the University of Aarhus in ...

When the object now known as 3I/ATLAS was flagged by automated sky surveys, it first looked like another distant icy body drifting through the outer solar system. Further tracking quickly changed that ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

Comet 3I Atlas is the third confirmed object ever observed entering the Solar System from interstellar space, News.Az reports ...

Astronomers are preparing for a rare cosmic event on January 22, when interstellar object 3I/ATLAS will align closely with ...

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Molecular emission lines from mysterious icy objects captured by the ALMA telescope. The background image is an infrared composite color map, where 1.2-micron light is shown in cyan and 4.5-micron ...

Gamma radiation can convert methane into a wide variety of products at room temperature, including hydrocarbons, oxygen-containing molecules, and amino acids, reports a research team. This type of ...