Rosetta researchers find 'building blocks of life' on comet

Philae lander discovered 'primordial soup' that could suggest comets helped seed life on Earth

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Researchers from the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission have offered fascinating new insights into the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, including evidence that comets may have seeded life on Earth.

Seven papers, published yesterday in the journal Science, drew on information acquired by the Philae lander during its first three days on the comet before its batteries faded.

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