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The presence of organic matter and water essential to terrestrial life revealed on an asteroid – The Saxon

By Mathilde Ragot March 5, 2021 at 11:59 AM The discovery is quite simply exceptional. International scientists have just identified organic matter and water in

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By Mathilde Ragot March 5, 2021 at 11:59 AM
The discovery is quite simply exceptional. International scientists have just identified organic matter and water in an extraterrestrial fragment. A breakthrough that could contribute to a better understanding of the conditions necessary for the appearance of life.
On November 19, 2005, the Hayabusa space probe (“peregrine falcon”) of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) landed on theasteroid (25143) Itokawa, orbiting the Sun in the Apollo…

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