Scientists have shown that the building blocks of proteins can form naturally in deep space. This means the raw ingredients for life may exist long before planets are formed.

Cold cosmic dust grains can link amino acids into protein‑like chains in deep space, suggesting life’s chemistry may begin ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

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

The chemical foundations of life could be found in the frigid pockets of molecular clouds that exist in the space between ...

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

Samples brought back to Earth from asteroid "Bennu" in 2023 have been found to contain crucial building blocks for life—including amino acids and all five DNA and RNA nucleobases. The findings, ...

Life on Earth relies on molecular building blocks to make DNA and proteins. Scientists have long wondered how prevalent these precursors were at the birth of our solar system. A sample of dust and ...