Conditions That Triggered Life On Earth Could Exist More Widely Across The Milky Way Say Scientists In Landmark Study (Forbes)

September 16, 2021
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The dust and gas where planets form have been mapped in extraordinary detail around five nearby young stars—and astronomers have found organic molecules that are implicated in the emergence of life on Earth.

The findings suggest that the basic chemical conditions that resulted in life on Earth could exist more widely across the Milky Way, according to Dr John Ilee, Research Fellow at the University of Leeds who lead a project called Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS).

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