Scientists find evidence life’s building blocks may have come from outer space
Q. From which space probe scientists have found evidences indicating building blocks for life on earth may have come from outer space?- Published on 30 May 16a. Rosetta
b. Cassini
c. MOM
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Rosetta
Scientists have found further evidence supporting the theory that building blocks of life may have come to earth from outer space
- Instruments used abroad the European space probe Rosetta detected glycine and phosphorous in the dusty world around the comet
- Glycine is an amino acid which is one of the molecules needed to make proteins while phosphorous is needed for DNA and cells
- Presence in the coma enveloping comet 67P indicates that comets delivered key molecules for prebiotic chemistry through the solar system and in particular, to the early Earth
- Scientists also said adding a high concentration of these molecules to bodies of water could have produced the primordial soup giving birth to life on the planet more than 4 billion years ago.
