Discovering molecules like
amino acetonitrile is a big deal, because it's not easy for them to materialize in the extreme temperatures of space, says radio astronomer Anthony Remijan of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Charlottesville, Virginia: «Too hot and they are destroyed, too cold and they can't form.»
Other star - forming regions should also harbor the right conditions to produce
amino acetonitrile, and possibly even proper amino acids, says lead author Arnaud Belloche.