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Cosmic dust may help form life’s building blocks in space, study finds.
Scientists have found that space dust may help create life’s building blocks, according to the first study of its kind.
Researchers from institutions in the UK, Germany, and the U.S. discovered that mineral dust acts as a catalyst, enabling simple molecules like carbon dioxide and ammonia to form more complex compounds—such as ammonium carbamate, a precursor to urea—under cold, vacuum-like space conditions.
Experiments showed these reactions only occurred efficiently when dust grains were present, suggesting cosmic dust provides essential surfaces for prebiotic chemistry.
The team plans to study whether similar processes produce other life-related molecules and if they occur in forming planetary systems today.
El polvo cósmico puede ayudar a formar los bloques de construcción de la vida en el espacio, según un estudio.