Meteorites suggest seeds of life within our solar system


Tiny meteorites in Antarctica show evidence they did not come from the far reaches of space, researchers find.

By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times

May 6 2010, 4:04 PM PDT

Tiny meteorites found in ultra-pure Antarctic snow may provide scientists with evidence that the building blocks of life may have come from within our own solar system, rather than from the far reaches of space, researchers reported in a paper published online Thursday in the journal Science.

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Building blocks of life are found on asteroid
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Scientists discover evidence of water ice and organic compounds, findings that support a theory for the origins of life on Earth.

Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times

April 29 2010, 12:54 PM PDT

For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of water ice, as well as organic compounds, on an asteroid -- findings that bolster a leading theory for the origins of life on Earth.

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