Some of that dust reached Earth as it attached itself to an asteroid that produced the Murchison meteorite in Victoria, Australia. "This is one of the most exciting studies I've worked on ...

For years scientists had been finding organic compounds in meteorites, but could not rule out the possibility that they were Earth-based contamination. Then, in 1969, the Murchison meteorite ...

Photo of a piece of the Murchison meteorite that was used in this study. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

A new theory surprises Unearthing space secrets: Aussie scientists find life molecule clues on Ryugu asteroid and Murchison meteorite A dark spot on the Sun: it's the size of 60 Earths.