Kwok, S. Abiotic synthesis of complex organics in the Universe, 2017, Nature Astronomy, 1, 642

Nature Astronomy, 1, 642-643 (2017)

ADS: adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017NatAs…1..642K

 

Abstract

Complex organics are now observed throughout the Universe, forming in the circumstellar environments over thousands of years and providing materials for star formation. Did the Earth inherit any of these organics at the time of its formation?