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https://www.mpia.de/news/science/2025-05-v881-ori

* First tentative detection of prebiotic molecules in
a planet-forming disc: In the young V883 Orionis
system, ALMA observations have revealed signatures of
complex organic compounds such as ethylene glycol and
glycolonitrile rCo potential precursors to sugars and
amino acids.

* Chemical evolution begins before planets are formed:
The findings suggest that protoplanetary discs inherit
and further develop complex molecules from earlier
evolutionary stages, rather than forming them anew.

* Evidence for universal processes in the origin of
biological molecules: The building blocks of life may
not be limited to local conditions but could form
widely throughout the Universe under suitable
circumstances.

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
(ALMA), a team of astronomers led by Abubakar Fadul
from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA)
has discovered complex organic molecules rCo including
the first tentative detection of ethylene glycol and
glycolonitrile rCo in the protoplanetary disc of the
outbursting protostar V883 Orionis.
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