09 June 2017
Key ingredients to life found around Sun-like stars
... ribose, a central constituent of ribonucleic acid (RNA). Add this to the right mix of conditions, which in the case of IRAS 16293-2422 is a trio of protostars with the same masses as the Sun, coupled with conditions that are described as well...
02 October 2017
New molecule discovery may have implications for chemistry on Earth
... target of the Rosetta mission and around an infant star about 400 light-years away in a system known as IRAS 16293-2422. While the new ALMA observation is the first detection ever of a stable organohalogen in interstellar space, it simultaneously...
