Dwarf planet Ceres: Hydrocarbons probably came from outside
The Dawn space probe found organic molecules on the dwarf planet around ten years ago. A Max Planck team used AI to ...
Space on MSN23 小时
How did life's building blocks end up on dwarf planet Ceres?
The building blocks of life could have been delivered to Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.
Dwarf planet Ceres may have received organic material from space objects
The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is probably of exogenic origin. Impacting ...
AI Reveals How Asteroids Brought Life’s Building Blocks to Ceres
Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, holds fascinating clues about the origins of organic molecules in ou.
Daily Galaxy on MSN4 个月
Ceres, The Largest Body In The Asteroid Belt, Might Hold Clues To Life, New Research Suggests
Scientists have discovered aliphatic hydrocarbons—organic molecules crucial to life—around Ertunet Crater on Ceres, leading ...
来自MSN1 个月
Supramolecular sorting machine separates aromatic and aliphatic compounds
Separating aromatics from other organic compounds—in particular aliphatic hydrocarbons—is a major challenge, yet often necessary. For example, cyclohexane is produced by hydrogenation of ...
Science Daily4 天
Dwarf planet Ceres: Building blocks of life delivered from space
The dwarf planet is a bizarre, cryovolcanic world. However, the organic deposits discovered on its surface so far are unlikely to originate from its interior. The organic material found in a few areas ...