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Could a distant space cloud hold the key to how life began on Earth?

Could a distant space cloud hold the key to how life began on Earth?

Mornings with Simi

October 28, 20248m 41sbonus

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Scientists have made a breakthrough discovery in a distant stellar nursery, uncovering a massive carbon molecule that could reveal secrets about our own solar system’s formation.

The discovery hints that the carbon-rich ingredients that make up life might have traveled vast distances through space, settling in places like Earth billions of years ago.

Guest: Dr. Ilsa Cooke, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of British Columbia

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