Astronomy Cast Ep. 788: Life's Molecules Form in Space
3/30/202632 min
Astronomy Cast Ep. 788: Life's Molecules Form in Space By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Mar 23, 2026. The theory of evolution how life takes on its wildly different forms. But how did life get started in the first place? It appears the Universe has been making life's molecules in space for billions of years, setting up the conditions for life… everywhere? One of humanity's fundamental questions is "where does life come from." We can't answer that question, but we can tell you where some of the stuff of life came from. This show is supported through people like you on...
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First 90 secondsFraser Cain· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Astronomy Cast, episode 788: Life's Molecules in Space. Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos, where we help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know. I'm Fraser Cain. I'm the publisher of Universe Today. With me, as always, is Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the director of CosmoQuest. Hey, Pamela.
Pamela Gay· Host1:10
Hey, Fraser.
Fraser Cain· Host1:10
How you doing? [laughing] [laughing] I'm g- I just keep mixing it up on you and, uh, good, good. Yeah, just stay frosty. [laughing] These, these introductions, I, I may just, like, start with other questions. Who knows what's gonna happen, but, but clearly we have just fallen into a greetings rut, and we need to clean this up. So,