Astronomers detect largest organic molecule ever found in a stellar ‘dust trap’

Within the dusty ring, the researchers saw clear traces of an organic compound called dimethyl ether — a large molecule that’s commonly detected in stellar nurseries (cold, dusty regions of space where new stars form) and is a precursor to crucial building blocks of life, such as amino acids and sugars

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