These 'alien' molecules sat in a museum drawer for 130 years before scientists noticed.
Chemistry From Another World Found in The Famous Hillsborough Meteorite
Analysis of the Hillsborough meteorite, which fell in 1888, revealed organic compounds with a chiral signature absent in known Earth processes. This 'mirror-image' chemistry formed in space, offering a clue about how life's building blocks may have arrived on Earth.
Source: Chemistry From Another World Found in The Famous Hillsborough Meteorite — ScienceAlert
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