For years, scientists thought some complex molecules could only be formed on Earth. But what if we found these kinds of molecules out in space after all? In this episode of Reactions, we explore new findings that show complex carbon ring structures can be formed in space, and what that might mean for biology, chemistry and our own chemical history!
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- 27.7 Biosynthesis of Steroids
- Astronomers discover complex organic matter exists throughout the universe
- Organic Matter in the Universe
- Astrochemistry
- Molecular Cloud
- C&EN talks with Olivia Wilkins, a postdoc at NASA
- Aromatics and Cyclic Molecules in Molecular Clouds: A New Dimension of Interstellar Organic Chemistry
- Molecules in Space: An Introduction to Astrochemistry
- Organic Molecules in Interstellar Space: Latest Advances
- Detection of two interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via spectral matched filtering
- A star is born: Study reveals complex chemistry inside ‘stellar nurseries’
- Carbon-ring molecules tied to life were found in space for the first time
- Found in space: Complex carbon-based molecules
- Building blocks of life may have formed on dust in the cold vacuum of space
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