Most organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen, but they may also include any number of other elements (e.g., nitrogen, oxygen, halogens, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur). Originally limited to the ...

The study also raises hopes that large organic molecules, including potential biosignatures—compounds that can only be formed by living organisms—could have been preserved on Mars despite the ...

A recent discovery of organic compounds in billion-year-old ancient rocks in Australia helps illuminate the early history of eukaryotes, according to a new study.

Along with another volatile organic compound called 2-methylisoborneol or 2-MIB, geosmin is primarily responsible for the characteristic smell of earth—and both contribute greatly to the smell ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which launched in 2016, scooped up bits of dust, soil and rocks from the asteroid Bennu and then brought them to Earth in 2023. The 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid is ...

A new study into the Tissint meteorite, which crash-landed in Morocco in 2011, revealed a wide array of organic compounds hidden in the rare space rock. Skip to main content.

Turning waste organic compound into useful pharmaceuticals and energy using a technique inspired by photosynthesis. ScienceDaily . Retrieved July 23, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases ...

Martian meteorite contains large diversity of organic compounds Tissint, which crash landed in Morocco more than 11 years ago, is one of only five Martian meteorites that have been observed as ...

Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life ...

A meteorite that was recovered before it could be contaminated by liquid water on Earth was analyzed by scientists who found over 2600 organic compounds in the rock.