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Signs of Life in Asteroid Sample Turn Out to Be Something Embarrassing

Signs of Life in Asteroid Sample Turn Out to Be Something Embarrassing

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  Last year, researchers excitedly announced that they had found two organic compounds essential for living organisms in samples retrieved from an asteroid called Ryugu. The Japanese Space Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft obtained the samples from the space rock in 2019. The discovery reignited an ongoing discussion. What were the conditions necessary for life to flourish […]