Published in Nature Astronomy · View the paper (DOI)
The James Webb Space Telescope has identified ice in deeper regions of interstellar molecular clouds, revealing unprecedented insights into the abundance of icy compounds. The team discovered complex organic molecules, such as methanol and potentially ethanol, suggesting that prebiotic molecules may be common in planetary systems.
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- James Webb Space Telescope identifies origins of icy building blocks of life University of Bern · Jan 24, 2023 · first to report
- Does ice in the Universe contain the molecules making up the building blocks of life in planetary systems? University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science · Feb 16, 2023