ALMA detects methyl isocyanate around young Sun-like stars
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 a solar-type protostar, the sort from which our Solar System evolved. The discovery could help astronomers understand how life arose on Earth.
More information: www.eso.org/public/images/eso1718a/
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/L. Calçada
ALMA detects methyl isocyanate around young Sun-like stars
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 a solar-type protostar, the sort from which our Solar System evolved. The discovery could help astronomers understand how life arose on Earth.
More information: www.eso.org/public/images/eso1718a/
Credit:
ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/L. Calçada