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Proto-building blocks of life in space!
Posted by CelticBear on March 26th, 2008
Fascinating article from BadAstronomy today, describing the recent confirmation of a organic molecules in space. Particularly a molecule that is a precursor to the amino acid that makes up living DNA:
♦ An organic farm in the galactic center
You know what that means….
Well, nothing certain, of course. But it indicates that, in conjunction with more and more Goldilocks planets being discovered, that the chance of lifeforms elsewhere in the galaxy is moving closer to probable instead of just possible.