NASA’s Webb Telescope finds icy compounds with life ingredients in space near these protostars

NASA’s Webb Telescope finds icy compounds with life ingredients in space near these protostars

Reshaping our understanding of extraterrestrial chemistry, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unearthed a cosmic cocktail of ingredients essential for life’s formation. Recent observations unveiled a surprising array of icy compounds surrounding young protostars IRAS 2A and IRAS 23385, including familiar substances like ethanol, and possibly acetic acid. This revelation, made possible by Webb’s Mid-Infrared …

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