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SCIENCEJul 17 · 18:25 UTCWSOC ABC CHARLOTTENatalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

New Jersey meteorite may hold key to life’s origins

A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home in 2024 contains rare amino acids and a salty brine coating, offering insights into life's origins. Scientists identified extraterrestrial amino acids in the CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite, which is only the second of its kind to fall to Earth.

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Dr. Danny GlavinpersonPeter JenniskenspersonNASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterorganizationSETI InstituteorganizationAmerican Museum of Natural HistoryorganizationNew JerseyplaceHillsboroughplaceCM1/2 carbonaceous chondritetopic
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