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Scientists Look in an Ancient Meteorite and Find Evidence of CO2-Laced Water
A team of researchers recently took a close look at an ancient meteorite and determined that it contained carbon dioxide-rich water, a discovery that has implications for the theory that water (and thus, life) first arrived on Earth by way of these rocks.
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Extraterrestrial Organic Matter Found In 3.3-Billion-Year-Old Volcanic Rock
Geologists in France and Italy have spotted what appear to be organic molecules from outer space in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks in South Africa, according to a new study.