the European Space Agency probe sent to the Philae Asteroid, has detected carbon based molecules on the surface of the Asteroid, it used the German built device that was designed to "sniff" the thin atmosphere found on the asteroid, and carbon based organic compounds were detected. Scientists think this could explain the Origins of life giving chemicals delivered to our own planet in its early development.
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