Looking for the chemical signs of life in space

LJK — 6/19/2006 7:16:37 PM (archived)

Aromatic World

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2006

After years of investigation, scientists still struggle to understand how life began on our planet. While there are many hypotheses for life's origin, there is still no compelling evidence that suggests one scenario is more likely than any other.

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Aromatic_World.html

To quote:

AM: That was a result from the Stardust mission, wasn't it? They discovered the comet dust had materials which could only have formed in hot regions, close to the sun.

PE: This is something we knew before Stardust - we'd previously found such indications in interplanetary dust particles. But I'm sure Stardust will improve our knowledge of that.

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