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Origins of Life

Prebiotic Chemistry Extraterrestrial Life Organic Molecules Extraterrestrial Materials Conditions for Life Extraterrestrial Chemistry Chemical Building Blocks Chemical Evolution Extraterrestrial Water Water on Earth

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JWST Finds Extreme Isotopes in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

A Nature paper reports very high deuterium and unusual carbon signatures that point to formation in a cold, metal‑poor disk about 10 to 12 billion years ago.

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Webb Reveals 3I/ATLAS as an Ancient Comet Born in a Frigid, Metal‑Poor Environment

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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Ancient, Cold Origin in JWST and Ground Spectra

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Lunar Meteorite Reveals a 3.486‑Billion‑Year‑Old, Extremely High‑Temperature Impact

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Stromatolites Found Buried Under South Korea Impact Crater

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Stromatolites Found in South Korean Impact Crater Point to Post‑Impact ‘Oxygen Oases’

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

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Earth Formed Entirely from Inner Solar System Material, Study Finds

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Hayabusa2’s Ryugu Samples Confirm All Five DNA/RNA Bases, Pointing to Space-Born Formation Clues

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Hayabusa2 Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA and RNA Bases

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Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA and RNA Bases, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds

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

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Bennu Samples Show Amino Acids Likely Formed in Icy, Radioactive Environments

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Apollo Soil Study Finds Meteorites Supplied Only a Small Share of Earth’s Water

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Largest Sulfur-Bearing Molecule Yet Found in Space Detected in Starless Cloud

Origins of Life

JWST Finds Extreme Isotopes in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Webb Reveals 3I/ATLAS as an Ancient Comet Born in a Frigid, Metal‑Poor Environment

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Ancient, Cold Origin in JWST and Ground Spectra

Lunar Meteorite Reveals a 3.486‑Billion‑Year‑Old, Extremely High‑Temperature Impact

Stromatolites Found Buried Under South Korea Impact Crater

Stromatolites Found in South Korean Impact Crater Point to Post‑Impact ‘Oxygen Oases’

Antarctic Ice Points to Supernova Dust Riding the Local Interstellar Cloud

NASA’s Psyche Skims Mars for Gravity Assist on Course to Metal-Rich Asteroid

Study Finds Early Life Used Molybdenum Billions of Years Before Oxygen Rise

ALMA Finds Semi-Heavy Water in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

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Origins of Life

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Extreme Heavy-Water Enrichment, Study Finds

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

Earth Formed Entirely from Inner Solar System Material, Study Finds

Hayabusa2’s Ryugu Samples Confirm All Five DNA/RNA Bases, Pointing to Space-Born Formation Clues

Hayabusa2 Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA and RNA Bases

Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA and RNA Bases, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds

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

Bennu Samples Show Amino Acids Likely Formed in Icy, Radioactive Environments

Apollo Soil Study Finds Meteorites Supplied Only a Small Share of Earth’s Water

Largest Sulfur-Bearing Molecule Yet Found in Space Detected in Starless Cloud

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