Urey Instrument to End the 'Life on Mars' Debate
	Is there, or has there ever been life on Mars? Well, we've been studying Mars for nearly four decades and the answer is nowhere to be found. Simply put, there is no direct proof of life on the Red Planet but neither is there evidence to exclude such possibility. The ESA on the other hand plans to put an end to this question once and for all by launching in 2013 the ExoMars mission, which will carry an instrument able to establish whet ... [read more >>]
	05 May 2008, 07:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Humans May Be Half-Aliens
	Primitive organic molecules can be found throughout the whole solar system, but they are mostly present in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. They can also be found amongst the interplanetary dust particles which formed in the early days of the solar system. However, the materials that have the most scientific value for researchers are the organic molecules known to us as amino acids, because amino acids are the building blocks of proteins ... [read more >>]
	28 March 2008, 10:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

No Primordial Soup Without Meteorites
	Add water, a mix of complex chemical substance, sunlight and you might eventually end up creating life. And don't forget about adding meteorites! Only if things were so easy. Previously, scientists believed that the primordial soup, from which the first living being emerged, was formed of ingredients found only here on Earth. Now, researchers from the Carnegie Institution argue that it might have been more than that, as they have rece ... [read more >>]
	13 March 2008, 11:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia