# Star spews the stuff of life

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**Created:** [July 24, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/star-spews-the-stuff-of-life/233499 "2007-07-24T15:13:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![DanontheMoon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danonthemoon/32/7436_2.png) [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/star-spews-the-stuff-of-life/233499/1 "2007-07-24T15:13:17Z")

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> **[Astronomers Discover Supergiant Star Spews Molecules Needed for Life](https://phys.org/news/2007-07-astronomers-supergiant-star-spews-molecules.html)**
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> University of Arizona astronomers who are probing the oxygen-rich environment around a supergiant star with one of the world's most sensitive radio telescopes have discovered a score of molecules that include compounds needed for life.

Apparently, stars produce molecules necessary for the formation of life all by themselves. Neat, huh?