Distant Molecules Combining the techniques of the chemistry laboratory with the tools of the observatory, radio astronomers have recently discovered at least 13 different kinds of molecules in the vast spaces between the stars of the earth's galaxy (TIME, June 8, 1970). Now the hunting grounds of astrochemistry, as the new discipline is called, have been enormously expanded. French Astronomer Leonid N. Weliachew, 34, reported last week that he had found the first tantalizing evidence of molecule building in galaxies beyond the Milky Way. His finding was one more indication that life may not be unique to...
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