Phosphorus, a key ingredient of life, has been found in a newborn star system
Astronomers trace molecular phosphorus from still-forming star to comet in our solar system
In a distant region of space, a young star shoots out jets of energy (inset), generating simple phosphorus-bearing molecules in the gas and dust of its surroundings.
ALMA/ESO, NAOJ, NRAO; V.M. Rivilla et al; Mario Weigand/www.SkyTrip.de