Scientists have found a "cosmic factory" that can make amino acids

According to foreign media reports, where does life in the universe start? This problem has been puzzling astronomers Some studies show that life on earth originated from the frozen celestial bodies in the star system Those frozen space rocks carry the seeds of life "scurrying" in space Once they reach the appropriate environment, they will start the evolution process Scientists have found that organic molecules are ubiquitous in the universe These substances are the cornerstone of life, and the place where they form is known as the "cosmic factory", where substances such as amino acids are formed In the long process of evolution, if we meet the right conditions, we will continue to form higher-level protein substances, and move forward to the process of life evolution This research is published in the Journal of natural geoscience Researchers from Imperial College London, Kent University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory participated in the survey They found that when cold celestial bodies hit a planet, they can meet the conditions for amino acids to appear and stimulate the formation of amino acids Cold celestial bodies can be regarded as comets and other celestial bodies The impact causes amino acids to appear An important cornerstone of life evolution Researchers believe that about 4.5 billion and 3.8 billion years ago, the earth had been hit by a large number of comets and meteorites, which made the earth appear amino acids and other substances, opening the prelude to the evolution of life in the universe Dr Siti Martins of the Department of Geosciences and engineering, Imperial College London, is the co-author of this research paper He believes that the cornerstone of life is formed somewhere in the solar system, and then carried into the earth environment by comets and other celestial bodies What's exciting is that scientists will expand their research scope to study how amino acid molecules are formed in the solar system, and then how they enter the environment of planets such as the earth Dr mark price of the University of Kent believes that this process shows a very simple mechanism, from a single molecule, such as water or solid carbon dioxide, to a complex molecule, such as amino acids, showing the evolution of solar system materials from inorganic to organic Scientists are investigating how amino acids form more complex protein structures in planetary environments Scientists point their simulations to Jupiter and Saturn's moons, such as Europa's icy environment, which provides a perfect condition for amino acids to form when a meteorite hits its surface The shock wave energy formed by impact can provide energy for the birth of amino acids In response, scientists have also built a percussion device that can launch matter at 7.15 kilometers per second, and found that the impact can form glycine, D-and L-alanine.