Complex organic molecules found floating around a distant protostar could mean that space is far richer in life's precursors than scientists assumed.

In a star system far, far away—well, about 1,300 light-years from here—a young star just spilled the chemical tea on the origins of life. V883 Orionis, a fiery infant star surrounded by a swirling ...

Astronomers have detected a variety of complex organic molecules (COMs) in the protoplanetary disk surrounding a young star, ...