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http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994552
Maybe is true after all that we are all "sons of the stars"
This is a strong evidence that life is spread throughout the cosmos, don't you think?
The World's No.1 Science & Technology News Service
Space molecules point to organic origins
17:16 09 January 04
NewScientist.com news service
The most complex molecules yet found in space have shown astronomers how such organic matter is created. The evidence points to a rare type of star as the origin for life's building blocks.
Two hydrocarbon molecules called anthracene and pyrene occur in a nebula called the Red Rectangle, 1000 light years from Earth, according to results presented at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
The two molecules contain 24 and 26 atoms respectively, making them about twice the size of the previous record holder, a molecular chain of 13 atoms. They are made of linked rings of carbon atoms, and belong to a class of molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Maybe is true after all that we are all "sons of the stars"
This is a strong evidence that life is spread throughout the cosmos, don't you think?