NASA Discovers Life's Building Blocks Are Common In Space NASA news release October 11, 2005 Infrared image of spiral galaxy M-81 taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The red traces the emission from PANHs. Image courtesy of NASA A team of NASA exobiology researchers revealed today organic chemicals that play a crucial role in the chemistry of life are common in space. "Our work shows a class of compounds that is critical to biochemistry is prevalent throughout the universe," said Douglas Hudgins, an astronomer at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. He is principal author of a study detailing...