Astronomers detect life 'chemistry' in star system

Building blocks of life have been found for the first time in a distant infant star system.

Astronomers detect life 'chemistry' in star system

Building blocks of life have been found for the first time in a distant infant star system.

Astronomers detected complex organic molecules in a disc of dust and gas around a young star 455 light years away where planets are likely to be forming.

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