One of the most studied space rocks of all time has given scientists another big surprise, with the "mudball meteorite" Aguas ...

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A Swedish chemist named Jons Jacob Berzelius analyzed a sample of the Alais meteorite and found that it contained water, clay minerals and complex carbon compounds. Trump withdraws nomination of Rep.

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A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...

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The molecules, while not a direct sign of life, still signal the existence of complex chemistry on the Red Planet.