Pre-life molecules beyond our galaxy

• Autores: John Wenz
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3164, 2018, pág. 16
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • One of our nearest galactic neighbours is playing host to the building blocks of life. The Large Magellanic Cloud appears to contain methanol and other organic compounds in its star-forming regions. Here, protostars are sparking to life and sending out the most complex molecules ever detected outside our galaxy. The complex molecules in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) are likely to be the remnants of these icy mantles being expelled into orbit around their protostars. The LMC is a fairly primitive galaxy. It is filled with lots of dust, but didn't form stars until about 5 billion years ago.