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Islands of Electromagnetic Tranquility in Our Galactic Core and Little Red Dots that Shelter Molecules and Prebiotic Chemistry

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Both the Galactic center and little red dots (LRDs) host million-solar-mass black holes within dense, cold reservoirs of molecules associated with dust grains, and are electromagnetically tranquil. These conditions enable complex molecular chemistry and may serve as natural laboratories for prebiotic genetic evolution by allowing the synthesis of organic molecules essential for life.

Source: The Astrophysical Journal Letters

DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ae3a76

Authors: R. Ruffini, Yu Wang

Institutions: International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Sapienza University of Rome, National Institute for Astrophysics, Collurania Teramo Observatory

Language: English

Topic: Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,400

OpenAlex ID: W4414749070

FWCI: 3.121

Cites: 33

Cited by: 1

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