Cyanides around young star signal complex organic chemistry
Precursors to molecules needed for life may be common in planetary nurseries
![A planet-forming disk around a star](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cc_cyanides_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
CSI SPACE The planet-forming disk swirling around a young star (illustrated) contains cyanides, which might be precursors to more complex organic molecules.
JPL-Caltech/NASA