Photo: The Murchison meteorite came down in Australia in 1969From The BBC:
Scientists say they have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds.
It is thought the Murchison meteorite could be even older than the Sun.
"Having this information means you can tell what was happening during the birth of the Solar System," said lead researcher Dr Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin.
The results of the meteorite study are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Read more ....
No comments:
Post a Comment