Michigan astronomer to search in space for precursors of life
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 07:21
in Astronomy & Space
Many of the organic molecules that make up life on Earth have also been found in space. A University of Michigan astronomer will use the Herschel Space Observatory to study these chemical compounds in new detail in the warm clouds of gas and dust around young stars. They hope to gain insights into how organic molecules form in space, and possibly, how life formed on Earth...