Gas cloud around distant star contains different chemicals to those in our own galaxy
Daily MailA huge star in a galaxy nearby is shrouded in a mysterious cloud of gas. The cocoon of molecules that surrounds the star contains very different chemicals to those found in our galaxy, new research shows. The cocoon of molecules that covers the star contain very different chemicals to those found in our galaxy, new research shows, and it means extragalactic life could be a lot more unusual than we thought Hot molecular cores are one of the early stages of the birth of high mass stars. The most prominent chemicals found in this hot core include sulphur dioxide, nitric oxide, and formaldehyde, mixed in with ubiquitous dust According to this new study, extragalactic life could look very different. The new finding means molecules in this galaxy could be very different to those in our own A PROTOPLANETARY SPIRAL When stars are young, they are often surrounded by a disk of gas and dust, from which the mass that makes planets clumps together.
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