Comet Lovejoy Contains Building Blocks of Life

@Rollo1 (16676)
Boston, Massachusetts
October 24, 2015 8:31am CST
Scientists have determined that two very important substances are present in the makeup of a comet they observed via telescope - Sugar and Alcohol. This has led them to believe that there are earth-like planets out there with essential building blocks of life. Did you get that? Sugar and Alcohol are essential building blocks for life. "These observations show a possible explanation for its (life's) origin on our planet," according to Dominique Bockolée-Morvan, astrophysicist. Yeah, that was my first thought, too. Time to break out the chocolate cake and the beer. It's not just good for you, it's essential.
Scientists on Friday identified two complex organic molecules, or building blocks of life, on a comet for the first time, shedding new light on the cosmic origins of planets like Earth. Ethyl alcohol and a simple sugar known as glycolaldehyde were detected
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
24 Oct 15
Brilliant just point me in the direction of planet vodka and donuts please!
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
24 Oct 15
oooh... donuts. Why didn't they find donuts?
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
24 Oct 15
hahahaha, gotta love that sugar and booze are that, I could have told you that we alll need both!
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
24 Oct 15
I really do want to bake a cake today. I hope I ordered more eggs. Sigh.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
24 Oct 15
@Rollo1 I ponder off and on chickens, but we travel some, and who chicken sits these days?
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54718)
• United States
24 Oct 15
I'll take dark chocolate, dark chocolate and more dark chocolate
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
26 Oct 15
You can't go wrong with chocolate, it's good for your health!
Sheilamarie78
@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
24 Oct 15
Haha, Anja @Rollo1! Let's party!
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frances r
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
24 Oct 15
I'll have cider with my chocolate cake
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
26 Oct 15
Coming right up. Well, the cider will take a little longer. How about some hard lemonade?
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Fleur
@Fleura (35069)
• United Kingdom
24 Oct 15
Cocktails seem like the way to go - get plenty of both essentials in one easy step!
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AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16676)
• Boston, Massachusetts
26 Oct 15
I suppose that's true, you could get one of those sweet and syrupy things.
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Fleur
@Fleura (35069)
• United Kingdom
26 Oct 15
@Rollo1 I like the creamy ones myself.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (148764)
• Roseburg, Oregon
25 Oct 15
Than we need to have those in our life.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
24 Mar 16
This just came up in my "You may also like" section, Anja! I read about that comet last year and wondered when NASA was sending the shuttle up for a snack! LOL!
James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Mar 16
Welllll... it could be. I am no astrophysicist, but evolution is the truth for me