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mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 09:05 PM
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Space rock contains organic molecular feast
Scientists believe the Murchison meteorite could have originated before the Sun was formed, 4.65 billion years ago. The researchers say it probably passed through primordial clouds in the early Solar System, picking up organic chemicals.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8516319.stm
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 09:34 PM
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1. $
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mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 09:36 PM
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2. You mean like the next frontier of corporate profit and pillaging? nt
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 09:37 PM
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3. your op is money
Edited on Mon Feb-15-10 09:38 PM by mdmc
worth a :kick:
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mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 09:41 PM
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4. oh...thanks nt
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:17 PM
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8. huh?
seems like more of a fascinating science breakthrough, to me. A piece of history.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:00 PM
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5. Ooops...I thought this was gonna be about Tangerine Dream
I'm listening to their Alpha Centauri right now

Thanks for the link; that is fascinating
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:10 PM
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6. Mmm....organic compounds....
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zanana1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 11:16 PM
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7. I don't pretend to understand alot of this stuff...
But....before the SUN?!? TRES cool!
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