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Scientific American

Meteorite That Fell in 1969 Still Revealing Secrets of the Early Solar System

Scientific American
By John Matson SPACE ROCKS: A fragment of the Murchison meteorite, which boasts a diverse array of organic compounds. Fragments of a chemically primitive ...

Detecting Our Martian Cousins

Astrobiology Magazine - Michael Schirber

And we know that around 3.5 billion years ago, meteorite impacts often kicked up rocks from the Earth's surface and launched them into space. ...

Meteorite Holds Millions of Unidentified Organic Compounds

Universe Today
A new analysis of the famous Murchison meteorite that crash-landed in Australia over 40 years ago shows the space rock contains millions of previously ...

BBC News Space rock contains organic molecular feast BBC News By Doreen Walton Scientists say they have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds. ...

Astro Bob blog: Venus and Jupiter get together over dinner Duluth News Tribune (registration) Scientists studying Vesta find the very same signatures in its light as they do in a group of igneous meteorites found here on Earth. ...

UCF Professor Working on One-of-a-kind Asteroid Space Mission University of Central Florida (blog) The mission is unique because it aims to bring back to Earth a sample of a primitive, organic-rich asteroid that is not found in any meteorite collection. ...

PhysOrg.com Detecting Our Martian Cousins PhysOrg.com And we know that around 3.5 billion years ago, meteorite impacts often kicked up rocks from the Earth's surface and launched them into space. ...

Space for the Earthbound: Meteor Showers

By Starr Hendon
There are dozens of meteor showers each and every year. Listed here are several of the annual showers, including viewing dates, Peak dates and the Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR). In a nutshell, the ZHR is the number of meteors per hour you ...

Meteorite Crammed with 'Millions' of Organic Compounds Discovery Channel Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:01 PM PST A sample of the Murchison meteorite, plus a test tube containing powdered meteorite material (DoE) A meteorite that hit the town of Murchison, Australia, hasn't quit giving up its secrets. The Murchison meteorite is one of the most studied space ... Meteorite That Fell in 1969 Still Revealing Secrets of the Early Solar System Scientific American Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:48 PM PST Fragments of a chemically primitive meteorite that landed near Murchison, Australia, in 1969 have long been known to harbor a variety of interesting compounds, including dozens of amino acids. But as analytic techniques become more sophisticated, the Murchison meteorite continues to reveal even more diversity and complexity in the early solar system, and new work by a team of European ... Space rock contains organic feast BBC News Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:26 PM PST Scientists confirm that a meteorite that crashed to Earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds.... Saving Earth One Asteroid At A Time SpaceDaily Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:40 PM PST by Staff Writers Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2010 Last month, a baseball-sized meteorite punched through the roof of a doctor's office in Lorton, Virginia, scattering insulation and ripping a hole in the carpet....