In the distant star found organic molecules

It is located 1300 light years from Earth. Its protoplanetary disk contains several organic compounds.

Scientists have reported the discovery of five different organic compounds in the protoplanetary disk of a young star V883 Orionis. It's a young light and far from the Earth at 1300 light-years away. Nature Astronomy writes about it.

The so-called Orion FU type flash is now in the star. From the protoplanetary disk of light falls a powerful stream of matter, which contributes to a sharp increase in its luminosity. This opened new perspectives for his study.

Star-shaped protoplanetary disks consist of ice covering the dust particles. This ice can contain various organic molecules. It is quite possible to detect them in this form, but when ice particles melt due to star flare, this becomes possible.

As a result, scientists were able to detect molecules that led them to understand how life on Earth was born. "These molecules form an annular structure of a radius of 60 astronomical units," said astronomer Chon In Lee, one of the authors of the study.

Earlier, Parker had reported a photo of the solar corona. The picture shows the plasma emitted by the star.

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