Organic Molecules

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  NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Mars

  NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered possible organic molecules on Mars using the SHERLOC instrument. While these findings are intriguing, the scientific community remains divided. Some believe the signals suggest ancient life, while others argue the data could point to non-organic sources. The debate underscores the difficulty of interpretin...

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  Astronomers Discover 1-Cyanopyrene in Interstellar Space Revealing Carbon Secrets

  Astronomers have discovered a new organic molecule, 1-cyanopyrene, in interstellar space. This finding challenges the long-held belief that carbon-rich compounds cannot survive harsh conditions in space. Detected in the Taurus Molecular Cloud-1, this discovery opens new avenues for understanding how carbon behaves in the universe. Researchers empha...

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  James Webb Space Telescope Detects Possible Liquid Ocean on Uranus Moon Ariel

  The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered intriguing evidence suggesting that Ariel, one of Uranus’s moons, may harbour an underground liquid ocean. This discovery, part of the "Moons of Uranus" project, involved 21 hours of observations focused on detecting water, ammonia, organic molecules, and carbon dioxide ice.

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  NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds First Possible Hint Of Ancient Life On Mars

  The rover recently discovered a rock sample, nicknamed "Cheyava Falls," which contains organic molecules and structures that could have been formed by microbial life.

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  Origins of Life Explored: Study Points To Ancient Hot Springs As Potential Source

  This research not only sheds light on Earth's early life, but also raises the tantalizing possibility that similar processes could be occurring in the frozen seas of distant moons.

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  NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Diverse Set Of Organic Molecules On Mars

  Organic molecules are the key building blocks of life on Earth that are made primarily of carbon and hydrogen and often other elements like oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulphur.

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  NASA's James Webb Telescope Detects Complex, Organic Molecules In Distant Galaxy

  Mr. Spilker said the discovery, was made possible by the combined powers of "Webb, fate, and gravitational lensing".

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  Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space

  Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago. Scientists said on Tuesday they detected uracil and niacin in rocks obtained by the Japanese Sp...

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  Researchers Identify RNA Precursors in Molecular Clouds Located in the Centre of the Milky Way

  An international team of researchers have spotted traces of an organic class of molecules at the centre of the Milky Way which are precursor to molecules essential for life. It is believed that originally life was based on only RNA (ribonucleic acid) on Earth while DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and protein enzymes evolved later. RNA is capable of per...

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  Scientists Discover Largest Alcohol Molecule in Space, Commonly Used in Hand Sanitisers

  Scientists have identified the most enormous alcohol molecule ever found to date. A group of international researchers have identified the alcohol isopropanol for the first time in interstellar space – the alcohol is most commonly used in hand sanitisers. The discovery highlights the complex formation of alcohol that can be found in interstellar ...

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  NASA's SPHEREx Mission to Capture Entire Sky via Infrared Technology Every 6 Months

  SPHEREx will focus on the background heat of the deep universe. It will try to look for water and complex organic molecules hidden within the gas and dust clouds surrounding planets and stars.

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  Organic Molecules Hint at Presence of Ancient Life on Mars

  Scientists have discovered organic molecules called thiophenes in soil samples collected from Mars that hint at a possible presence of ancient life of the planet.

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  NASA Picks Ancient Martian River Delta for 2020 Rover Touchdown

  Experts believe the 45-kilometer wide basin could have collected and preserved ancient organic molecules and other signs of microbial life.

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  NASA Probe May Have Burnt Organic Molecules On Mars 40 Years Ago: Report

  It may sound a bit bizarre but a NASA probe may have accidentally destroyed organic molecules found on the surface of Mars more that 40 years ago, according to a report from New Scientist.

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  NASA's Cassini Probe Finds Complex Organic Molecules From Saturn Moon Enceladus

  NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected much larger and heavier complex organic molecules originating from Saturn's icy moon Enceladus.