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Organic Chemistry

Building Blocks of Life Molecular Composition Carbon-Based Molecules Titan's Ocean Prebiotic Chemistry Methane Cycle Irradiation Effects Extraterrestrial Life Organic Matter Life Detection

Curiosity Finds More Than 20 Organic Molecules in Ancient Martian Clays

Scientists say only returned samples can show whether the organics came from life or nonliving chemistry.

OSIRIS-REx Sample Shows Bennu’s Water Flowed in Channels, Preserving Fragile Organics

SPHEREx Detects Late Outburst From Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, Revealing Organic Molecules

JPL Confirms Non-Gravitational Acceleration in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Cassini Reanalysis Finds Complex Organics From Enceladus’s Ocean in Fresh Plume Grains

Cassini Reanalysis Finds Complex Organics in Fresh Enceladus Plume Grains

OSIRIS-REx Samples Show Bennu’s Presolar Stardust, Interstellar Organics, and Faster-Than-Expected Weathering

Methane Clouds and Key Organic Molecule Detected on Titan

James Webb and Keck Confirm Methane Weather Dynamics on Titan

Organic Material on Ceres Likely Delivered by Outer Asteroid Belt Impactors

NASA Selects SpaceX Falcon Heavy for $3.35 Billion Dragonfly Mission to Titan

NASA's Perseverance Rover Uncovers Potential Signs of Ancient Life on Mars

Titan's Ocean Unlikely to Support Life, New Study Finds