- 15 Sep 2016 13:31
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http://futurism.com/first-ever-discover ... tas-comet/
Findings to be published in journal of Nature.
These aren't just every day hydrocarbon compounds, but very complex carbon based molecules you'd expect to call proteins if they had a function in a broader self replicating organic system.
MAJOR! YUGE!
The scientists behind Rosetta report that the probe has found complex, solid organic matter in the dust particles of the comet, the kind we’ve never expected to find. Previous missions could not collect these solid organic molecules, since these missions were merely flybys. Ultimately, they crafts moved too fast, disrupting the particles too much for a proper characterization.
“Our analysis reveals carbon in a far more complex form than expected,” remarked Hervé Cottin, one of the authors of the paper, in a statement. “It is so complex, we can’t give it a proper formula or a name!”
http://futurism.com/first-ever-discover ... tas-comet/
Findings to be published in journal of Nature.
These aren't just every day hydrocarbon compounds, but very complex carbon based molecules you'd expect to call proteins if they had a function in a broader self replicating organic system.
MAJOR! YUGE!