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This infographic shows the key results from a study that has revealed the interstellar thread of phosphorus. The background of the infographic shows a part of the night sky in the constellation of Auriga, where the star-forming region AFGL 5142 is located. The ALMA image of this object is on the top left of the infographic, and one of the locations where the team found phosphorus-bearing molecules is indicated by a circle. The most common phosphorus-bearing molecule in AFGL 5142 is phosphorus monoxide, represented in orange and red in the diagram on the bottom left. Another molecule found was phosphorus nitride, represented in orange and blue. The astronomers also found phosphorus monoxide on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, shown on the bottom right. Image credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / Rivilla et al / L. Calçada / ESA / Rosetta / NAVCAM / Mario Weigand, www.SkyTrip.de.

Astronomers Trace Journey of Phosphorus from Stellar Nurseries to Solar System Comets

Jan 15, 2020 by News Staff

To understand how molecules containing phosphorus — one of life’s building blocks — are formed in star-forming regions, a team of astronomers...

Artist’s impression of a comet. Image credit: DLR / CC-BY 3.0.

Cometary Ice and Organics are Mostly Older than Our Solar System, Rosetta Scientists Say

Oct 31, 2017 by News Staff

Analysis of data from ESA’s Rosetta mission continues to yield insights into the nature of cometary ice and organics. Artist’s impression of a comet....

Freon-40 discovered by ALMA around the infant stars in the IRAS 16293-2422 system. Image credit: B. Saxton / NRAO / AUI / NSF / NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA.

Freon-40 Detected around Protostars and Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Oct 6, 2017 by News Staff

Using data gathered by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis (ROSINA)...

The Rosetta spacecraft has detected ingredients considered important for life as we know it on Earth, in the atmosphere of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Image credit: ESA / ATG Medialab / Rosetta / NavCam / CC BY-SA IGO 3.0 / Kathrin Altwegg et al.

Rosetta Detects Two Ingredients for Life on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

May 27, 2016 by News Staff

ESA’s Rosetta orbiter has detected volatile glycine and phosphorus in the fuzzy atmosphere of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The Rosetta spacecraft...

This graph displays the different values of the deuterium/ hydrogen ratio in water observed in various objects in the Solar System: the data points are grouped by color as planets and moons (blue), chondritic meteorites from the asteroid belt (grey), comets originating from the Oort cloud (purple) and Jupiter family comets (pink). Rosetta’s Jupiter-family comet is highlighted in yellow. Diamonds represent data obtained in situ; circles represent data obtained by astronomical methods. Image credit: ESA / ATG medialab / Rosetta / NavCam / Altwegg et al.

Rosetta Data Suggest Earth’s Oceans Likely Came from Asteroids

Dec 11, 2014 by News Staff

The Rosetta Orbiter Sensor for Ion and Neutral Analysis (ROSINA) instrument aboard ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has found that the composition of the...

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 3 August 2014 from a distance of 285 km. Image credit: ESA / Rosetta / MPS for OSIRIS team / MPS / UPD / LAM / IAA / SSO / INTA / UPM / DASP / IDA.

Scientists Determine ‘Perfume’ of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Oct 25, 2014 by News Staff

European scientists using the Rosetta Orbiter Sensor for Ion and Neutral Analysis (ROSINA) have found that Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the target...