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Looking Skyward: Did basic molecules come to Earth from space?

CAI | By John Basile
Published March 24, 2023 at 8:29 PM EDT
Some of the molecules found in samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu.
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Some of the molecules found in samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu.

In this installment of Looking Skyward, CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about a recent discovery involving a near-earth asteroid.

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John Basile
John Basile is the local host of All Things Considered weekday afternoons and a reporter.
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