lohere Izopropil-cianid azaz szerves molekula az űrben nevű albuma
Német csillagászok szerves molekulát találtak 27000 fényévre innen a Sagittarius B2 óriási porgázfelhőben.Az Atacama sivatagban lévő rádióteleszkóp segítségével tapogatták le az élet megteremtéséhez szükséges izopropil-cianid által kibocsátott sugárzást . A most felfedezett izo-propil-cianid 4 szénatomból, 7 hidrogénatomból, valamint egy nitrogénatomból áll, s "ágas-bogas" szerkezete semmiben sem emlékeztet a világűrben korábban talált egyszerű szerves molekulákra. Hasonlóan "ágas-bogas" szerkezete van például az élet építőköveiként számon tartott aminosavaknak. Ily módon a felfedezés alátámasztani látszik azt az elméletet, amely szerint a biológiai szempontból létfontosságú molekulák, mint például a meteoritokban előforduló aminosavak, a csillagképződés során keletkezhettek. "Sokkal előbb alakulhattak ki, mint a Földhöz hasonló bolygók megszülettek volna" !///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Where did life come from? Are we alone in the universe? These are common questions which scientists from all around the world are trying to answer everyday, and that have yet to be answered. But we could be closer to understanding the origin of life thanks to the combined work of researchers at Cornell University, the Max Planck Institute, and Cologne University in Germany, who have discovered a complex organic molecule deep in the heart of the universe. The molecule itself is isopropyl cyanide and consists of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. Compared to other chemicals floating around in space, it’s special because it’s branched, rather than straight, and larger than usual. In fact, it may be the largest molecule ever detected in a region of space without a fully formed star. Obviously, scientists didn’t go all that way themselves to retrieve a sample of the compound to analyse it, and sounding rockets don’t go that far. Instead, they used ALMA, a set of radio telescopes in Chile which can detect microwaves produced by chemicals many light years away, to scan an area of space an examine its chemical makeup. Surprisingly, they found isopropyl cyanide, 400 light years away, in gas cloud Sagittarius B2, where a star is in the process of being formed. It is not a clear sign or of life, so all you crazy UFOs enthusiasts can calm down, but it is an interesting discovery. Its complex structure, although simpler, is reminiscent of amino acids, the building blocks of life. These are often found in meteorites, so a popular theory is that the ingredients for life were formed in space and then drifted onto our planet, where they became ‘alive’. Finding out more about how this chemical is formed and the conditions under which it is produced could be used to paint a better picture of how life managed to originate in our planet.
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