Astronomers Discover Largest Molecule Yet In A Planet - Forming Disc

11/04/2022 4 min Episodio 12
Astronomers Discover Largest Molecule Yet In A Planet - Forming Disc

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Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, researchers at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands have for the first time detected dimethyl ether in a planet-forming disc. With nine atoms, this is the largest molecule identified in such a disc to date. It is also a precursor of larger organic molecules that can lead to the emergence of life.