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Asteroids Point to a Water-and-Organics-Rich Universe

October 9th, 2010 admin

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This past April, two teams of researchers discovered the first-ever evidence of water ice and organic molecules riding around the solar system aboard an asteroid. Today, the same group has reported that it has found ice and organics on a second, larger asteroid as well, a finding that suggests water ice and organic molecules may be common passengers aboard asteroids throughout the solar system.

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