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Scientists shocked at water and organic material found on asteroid for the first time – The Independent
The finding could rewrite our understanding of how the Earth developed
Scientists have found water and organic matter on the surface of an asteroid sample collected from the solar system – the first time that such material has been found on an asteroid.
The sample, which was only a single grain, came from asteroid Itokawa by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agencys (Jaxa) first Hayabusa mission in 2010.
It shows both water and organic matter that originate not from an alien world, but from the asteroid itself. Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London, suggest…
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