'Twisty' Molecule Essential to Life Spotted in Deep Space For 1st Time

Now, for the first time, one has been spotted in interstellar space. Discovering such molecules in deep space, called chiral molecules, can help researchers understand the development of life on Earth, which is rich in those complex molecules — what presenters at the American Astronomical Society's summer meeting in San Diego called "life's first handshake." The discovery is explained in this new video by Science Magazine. "This [discovery] is going to provide us with a laboratory to try t