Mining for Molecules in the Milky Way
Monday, June 2, 2008 - 14:42
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists are using the giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) to go prospecting in a rich molecular cloud in our Milky Way Galaxy. They seek to discover new, complex molecules in interstellar space that may be precursors to life.
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