The most significant molecules found are ethylene glycol and glyconitrize—both of which are ingredients for compounds in DNA ...

"We found that hundreds of exoplanets are larger than they appear, and that shifts our understanding of exoplanets on a large ...

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Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have discovered complex organic molecules, precursors to life, in space, challenging previous assumptions about life's origins.

One of the most exciting places to study resilient microbes, that survive without sunlight, is Europa, a moon of Jupiter, ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have found complex organic molecules—key ingredients for life—around a young star ...

For decades, scientists believed water was the essential cradle for life. But new research suggests life’s building blocks ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do that, scientists need untouched samples—material that hasn’t been ...

Astronomers have detected complex organic molecules in a disc of gas and dust surrounding a young star. - This discovery ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, appears to have the right ingredients and conditions for a certain kind of tiny bubble to form ...

"Matthew Evans has had a fascinating life, originally the restaurant critic for the Sydney Morning Herald, he became a chef, ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?