Comet 67P has the building blocks of life — smells like mothballs and almonds - Space.com

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is rich in organic molecules that play a key role in the development of carbon-based life.

The Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is much richer in complex organic molecules than scientists expected, and until now, some of those molecules had never been seen around a comet. Because comets … [+4673 chars]

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