Key substance for life found in Japan probe's asteroid samples - Nikkei Asia

Hayabusa2 brought back over 20 types of amino acids, used to make proteins

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 20 types of amino acids have been detected in samples Japan's Hayabusa2 space probe brought to Earth from an asteroid in late 2020, an official said Monday. The acids disc… [+1684 chars]

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