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entropy13
Dec 28, 2011, 02:28 AM
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted new evidence of complex organic molecules — the carbon-containing building blocks of life as we know it — on the frigid surface of Pluto, a new study finds.

Hubble observations revealed that some substances on Pluto's surface are absorbing more ultraviolet light than expected. The compounds in question may well be organics, possibly complex hydrocarbons or nitrogen-containing molecules, researchers said.

The dwarf planet Pluto is known to harbor ices of methane, carbon monoxide and nitrogen on its surface. The ultraviolet-absorbing chemical species may have been produced when sunlight or super-speedy subatomic particles known as cosmic rays interacted with these ices, researchers said.




Full article here (http://news.yahoo.com/surface-pluto-may-contain-organic-molecules-151008586.html).


Still no sign of the mass relay though.

xBruce88x
Dec 28, 2011, 11:42 PM
Interesting... and nice Mass Effect reference there!