Organic molecule in space

A molecule closely related to an amino acid has been detected in space by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) in Bonn. The molecule, amino acetonitrile is detected near the center of our Milky Way. Starting from 1965, more than 140 molecular species have been detected in space, in interstellar clouds as well as in circumstellar envelopes.

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