Nasa Telescope Detects Molecules Linked to Life in the Interstellar Comet 3i/atlas and This Is What Reveals

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A NASA space telescope identified organic molecules associated with prebiotic chemistry in comet 3I/ATLAS. The object crossed the solar system in 2025. The finding does not indicate the presence of life, but reinforces the wide distribution of organic matter in the universe.The discovery was made thanks to the Spherex telescope, specialized in the mapping of the infrared sky.The instrument detected chemical signals in the material expelled by th…

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Over the past few months, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS became one of the most commented events by the astronomical community.This visitor, coming from outside the solar system, went unnoticed during his maximum approach to the Sun by being hidden behind the star; however, he reappeared at the end of the year and immediately caught the attention of scientists from all over the world.The first investigations already allow us to see how this bod…