Planet-forming disks around stars may come preloaded with ingredients for life
Methanol found around a hot, young star must have formed in cooler interstellar environs
![illustration of HD 100546](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/050721_mt_methanol-star_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
The planet-forming disk of gas and dust around a young star called HD 100546 (illustrated) appears to have inherited methanol from the interstellar cloud that formed the star.
L. Calçada/ESO