Organic Molecules Come from the Universe’s Cold Places

Life, as we all know, is based on chemistry. Prebiotic chemical building blocks existed on our planet for a long time before life arose. Astrobiology and cosmochemistry focus on the formation of those building blocks. They also look at the role each played in creating all the life forms we know today.

For a long time, cosmo-chemists have known that organic molecules called polycyclic…