‘Building blocks of life’ found in asteroid dust by Japanese space probe - Yahoo News Canada

Multiple amino acids - known as ‘the building blocks of life - have been detected in dust brought back from an asteroid by Japan’s Hayabusa2 space probe.

A long exposure shows the light trail of a re-entry capsule, carrying samples collected from a distant asteroid after being released by Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2. (AFP via Getty Images) Multip… [+2572 chars]

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