Molecular species that form the 'building blocks for life' have been found in a deep space region of icy clouds
Pic: NASA, ESA, CSA, and M. Zamani ; Science: F. Sun , Z. Smith , and the Ice Age ERS Team
They were discovered some 500 light years from Earth, in a region where temperatures range from -270C to -250C that had never before been observed. The image at the top of this article shows the central region of Chameleon I, with the cold, wispy cloud in blue, illuminated by the glow of a young star .
It is hoped that the Ice Age team will be able to use it again for further observations of these icy regions of space.
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