
Square Kilometer Array: Organohalogen methyl chloride discovered by ALMA around the infant stars in IRAS 16293-2422. These same organic compounds were discovered in the thin atmosphere surrounding 67P/C-G by the Rosetta space probe. Credit: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF). SKA Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank, UK, Thursday 5 October 2018 - Most people aren't familiar with methyl chloride, but this complex organic molecule was widely believed to be an indicator of Life if detected on another planet. In...
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