ALMA has observed stars like the Sun at a very early stage in their formation and found traces of methyl isocyanate — a chemical building block of life. This is the first ever detection of this prebiotic molecule towards solar-type protostars, the sort from which our Solar System evolved. The discovery could help astronomers understand how life arose on Earth.
The release, images and videos are available on:
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1718/
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The ESO Education and Public Outreach Department
8 June 2017
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