Space rock contains organic feast
By Doreen Walton
Science reporter, BBC News
Scientists say they have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds.
It is thought the Murchison meteorite could be even older than the Sun.
"Having this information means you can tell what was happening during the birth of the Solar System," said lead researcher Dr Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin.
A study using high resolution analytical tools including spectroscopy allowed the team to identify 14,000 different compounds including 70 amino acids in a sample of the meteorite.
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