It is well known that phosphorus is essential to life’s existence. For this reason, there has been a continued interest in ...

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 ...

New experiments reveal that protein precursors can form naturally in deep space under extreme cold and radiation. Scientists found that simple amino acids bond into peptides on interstellar dust, long ...

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...