L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWebb finds molecule only made by living things in another worldmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down127file-textcross-posted to: space@beehaw.org
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minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·10 months ago it picked up hints of a substance only made by living things — at least, that is, on Earth. What other process could theoretically produce it?
minus-squareDani551@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·10 months agoGiven the vast differences in atmospheres (or the lack thereof) and their conditions, I wouldn’t be surprised if those were the culprits
minus-squarePaulDevonUK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·10 months agoThere are plenty of places on earth where life exists in conditions that seem alien compared to the rest of the planet. “life finds a way”.
minus-squareCaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 months agodeleted by creator
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-210 months agoif you have methanol, hydrogen sulfide and enough heat along with a specific rock, it will get formed. or probably methane, hydrogen sulfide and UV
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·10 months agothere are many ways, and what i’m saying it’s likely a massive clickbait t. organic chemist, currently working with sulfur compounds
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months ago“Specific rock” sounds like a video game crafting resource ;)
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agofirst step might look for example like this https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Reaction-mechanism-for-the-formation-of-methanethiol-with-Al-and-Mg-cations-and_fig4_339245530
What other process could theoretically produce it?
Given the vast differences in atmospheres (or the lack thereof) and their conditions, I wouldn’t be surprised if those were the culprits
There are plenty of places on earth where life exists in conditions that seem alien compared to the rest of the planet.
“life finds a way”.
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if you have methanol, hydrogen sulfide and enough heat along with a specific rock, it will get formed. or probably methane, hydrogen sulfide and UV
there are many ways, and what i’m saying it’s likely a massive clickbait
t. organic chemist, currently working with sulfur compounds
“Specific rock” sounds like a video game crafting resource ;)
first step might look for example like this https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Reaction-mechanism-for-the-formation-of-methanethiol-with-Al-and-Mg-cations-and_fig4_339245530