17 February 2010

17FEB2010

Wired News
New Chemical Diversity Discovered in Old Meteorite

Wired News
By Brandon Keim A new analysis of an ancient meteorite that fell to Earth in 1969 reveals millions of complex compounds, underscoring the richness of our ...



Chemistry World
Decades-old meteorite gets holistic treatment

Chemistry World
A new technique used to analyse samples from a meteorite that hit Australia more than 40 years ago could help scientists understand more about the chemical ...





Nature.com (subscription) (blog)
The meteorite that keeps on giving

Nature.com (subscription) (blog)
Few meteorites have been scrutinized more thoroughly than the Murchison meteorite, named after the Australian town it fell near in 1969. ...



Ancient meteorite packed with organic compounds

TG Daily
A new analysis of a meteorite that fell to Earth more than 40 years ago has revealed the presence of millions of organic compounds. ...

Meteorite contains 'organic molecular feast', reveals analysis

Oneindia
London, Feb 16 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different ...

Meteorite Crammed with 'Millions' of Organic Compounds

Discovery News
By Ian O'Neill | Mon Feb 15, 2010 04:52 PM ET A meteorite that hit the town of Murchison, Australia, hasn't quit giving up its secrets. ...

New Chemical Diversity Discovered in Old Meteorite
Wired News Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:15 PM PST
A new analysis of the Murchison satellite â which fell to Earth in 1969, but hadn't yet been studied with modern tools finds several million different molecules, showing just how rich the early solar system's matter was.


Scientists Find Organic Molecules In Meteorite
redOrbit Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:11 AM PST
Image Caption: Fragment of the Murchison meteorite (at right) and isolated individual particles (shown in the test tube). Courtesy United States Department of Energy

Meteorite Contains Complex Organic Molecules
Slashdot Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:40 AM PST
An anonymous reader writes "Previously unknown organic molecules have been discovered in a 100 kg meteorite that hit Australia in 1969, suggesting that our early Solar System contained a soup of highly complex organic chemistry long before life appeared. Quoting: 'According to [the study's lead author], the newly discovered compounds in the Murchison meteorite "may have contributed to the ...

Meteorite contains 'organic molecular feast', reveals analysis
New Kerala Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:44 AM PST
London, Feb 16 : In a new research, scientists have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds.

Day at the museums
The State Press Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:27 PM PST
Katie Shoultz Tuesday, February 16, 2010 ASU is the only place to view the world`s largest meteorite collection, watch someone play a 148-bell symphonic carillon, learn about Arizona`s early history and discover one-of-a-kind early human ASU is the only place to view the world`s largest meteorite collection, watch someone play a 148-bell symphonic carillon, learn about Arizona`s early history ...

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