Is life widespread throughout the cosmos? Complex organic molecules found in planet-birthing disk
Space.comThursday, July 31, 2025 at 8:34:54 PM
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Scientists have detected complex organic molecules in a swirling disk of gas and dust around a young star—the kind of materials that could eventually form the building blocks of life. This discovery fuels the possibility that life's ingredients might be common in planet-forming systems across the universe.
Editor’s Note: Finding these molecules in a planet-birthing disk suggests that the raw materials for life might be widespread in the cosmos. It doesn't confirm alien life exists, but it does make the idea more plausible—and exciting. If these compounds are common where planets form, the chances of life emerging elsewhere just got a little brighter.
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