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Meteorite holding records of conditions existing 4.5 billion years ago crashes

Researchers have discovered rare amino acids and ancient chemical signatures inside a meteorite preserving conditions from 4.5 billion years ago. The space rock offers fresh clues about the early Solar System and the building blocks of life, raising new questions about how organic molecules may have travelled across the cosmos long before life emerged on Earth.