"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models." ...

In a groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have ...

Scientists have discovered the building blocks of life in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid. In January 2025, scientists announced the discovery of organic molecules— the building blocks of ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

The chemical foundations of life could be found in the frigid pockets of molecular clouds that exist in the space between stars, rather than on any planetary bodies. At the University of Aarhus in ...

A doctoral student recreated a tiny piece of the universe in a bottle to investigate the chemistry that led to life on Earth.

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have detected the building blocks of life in ice outside the Milky Way for the first time. This significant observation was made in the Large Magellanic Cloud ...

In a star system far, far away—well, about 1,300 light-years from here—a young star just spilled the chemical tea on the origins of life. V883 Orionis, a fiery infant star surrounded by a swirling ...

Scientists have shown that the building blocks of proteins can form naturally in deep space. This means the raw ingredients for life may exist long before planets are formed.

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential for life as we know it can form readily in space. This discovery, ...