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Discovery of Ring-Shaped Molecule in Deep Space Impacts Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Christopher Plain·January 28, 2026

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics have spotted the largest complex molecule in deep space ever.

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James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Complex ‘Seeds of Life’ Molecules Beyond the Milky Way For the First Time

Christopher Plain·October 21, 2025

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted "seeds of life" molecules around a protostar 160,000 light years from Earth.