Nice to have somebody on my side. From what I could find so far CO seems to be the second most common molecule in the interstellar space[0], and water does not

Nice to have somebody on my side. From what I could find so far CO seems to be the second most common molecule in the interstellar space[0], and water does not seem to take part in a nuclear fusion[1], so I think that the discussed statement may not even necessarily be true. [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion#Nuclear_fusion_in_stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion#Nuclear_fusion_...