Asteroid Ryugu Is Packed With Life-Building Molecules, Latest Tests Reveal : ScienceAlert
Ongoing efforts to deconstruct the chemistry of the most pristine asteroid sample ever to grace a laboratory has now revealed a trove of organic molecules, lending evidence to theories that suggest biology has its roots ultimately in space.It's been more than two years since material from the surface of the asteroid Ryugu was transported to Earth in an air-tight capsule. Since then, researchers from around the world have worked together to study its composition in order to better understand how it fits in with the…