NASA claims Comet 3I/ATLAS contains ‘vital molecules’

The group of scientists from the POT Who is conducting the study on the topic? Comet 3I/ATLAS stated that “ingredients” or organic compounds in its structure, reviving the theory that the basic building blocks of biological chemistry can be found scattered throughout the galaxy. In this sense, they explained that its composition contains “Basic molecules for life” such as hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and methanol (CH₃OH).

The US space agency specialists specified that the decimal point of 3I/ATLAS It is dominated by carbon dioxide in an extraordinary proportion: almost 8 to 1 with respect to water (H₂O).

NASA has released the final image of Comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the Hubble Telescope

Recent measurements revealed that the interstellar object is being released organic components Key to the development of prebiotic processes.

The structure of comet 3I/ATLAS and the formation of complex molecules for the emergence of life

By combining elements such as volatile gases such as CO2, methanol, water and organic compounds, complex molecules such as amino acids, RNA (ribonucleic acid) blocks and organic precursors can be formed under appropriate conditions.

Research Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the Catholic University of America, Martin Andrew Cordinernoted that “molecules such as hydrogen cyanide and methanol occur in trace amounts and are not the predominant components of our own comets.”

Scientists monitoring comet 3l/ATLAS revealed the emission of a “cosmic heartbeat” every 16 hours

The interstellar visitor worrying researchers has “unpublished” chemical properties.

In addition, the asymmetry in the distribution of compounds such as methanol is more common in the region illuminated by the sun, while HCN is concentrated in other regions of the coma Comet 3I/ATLASsuggests that release processes and space chemistry may play a role completely different from those of the comets of the solar system.

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