Science ❯ Astrobiology ❯ Origins of Life

Chemical Evolution

Organic Inventory Extraterrestrial Environments Extraterrestrial Life Organic Compounds Primitive Asteroids Amino Acids Molecular Complexity Complex Molecules Universal Processes

5 ARTICLES

last mo.

Hillsborough Meteorite Yields Salt Evidence and a Rich Suite of Amino Acids

Laboratory analyses show concentrated salts plus diverse organic molecules, revealing water-driven chemistry on primitive asteroids that could explain delivery of prebiotic material to Earth.

28 ARTICLES

last mo.

Scientists Detect First Sugar in Interstellar Space

3 ARTICLES

10mo ago

Study Finds Hydrogen Cyanide Forms Co‑Crystals With Methane Under Titan Conditions

7 ARTICLES

last yr.

ALMA Detects 17 Complex Organic Molecules in V883 Orionis Protoplanetary Disk