EPISODE · Oct 28, 2024 · 8 MIN
Could a distant space cloud hold the key to how life began on Earth?
from Mornings with Simi · host Curiouscast
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Could a distant space cloud hold the key to how life began on Earth?
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