Building blocks for life have been found in meteorites, apparently having formed without the benefits of the complex chemistry planets can support. The Earth may have been seeded with the necessary ingredients this way. Evidence of some of these complex organic molecules has been found in the vast gaps between the stars. Now... read full story
"In our studies, recreating feasible interstellar conditions in the laboratory, we were able to detect weakly-bound carbon atoms diffusing on the surface of ice grains to react and produce C2 molecules,"