On the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko discovered amino acids.
Space Rosetta tool, conducting a study of the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, was discovered the amino acid glycine.
The unit managed to capture more than 25 molecules of a substance on the surface of a celestial body, has also been found connections preceding the glycine. P
on to the scientists, this discovery will help closer to the revelation of the mystery about the formation of life on Earth. According to one theory, construction and building materials for living matter in the form of amino acids were brought to the planet by comets, and such discoveries tend to confirm this hypothesis.
In addition to glycine, the machine found traces of such compounds as ethylamine and methylamine, which in the course of chemical reactions and formed this amino acid. Also on the comet discovered phosphorus. This is not the first case of detection of amino acids on space objects previously by NASA’s Stardust was recorded the presence of similar compounds on the comet wild
