AstroSpace Update
October 2009
Gathered by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
Stardust (comet sample return) – Scientists have discovered glycine, an amino acid and a fundamental building block of life, in samples of comet Wild 2 returned to Earth in 2006 by the Stardust spacecraft. Glycine was detected some time ago in both the aerogel sample [...]

AstroSpace Update
January 2009
Gathered by Don Lynn from NASA and other sources
Mars Odyssey (orbiter) – Scientists analyzed data from Odyssey’s gamma-ray spectrometer, measuring concentrations of potassium, thorium and iron in relation to suspected ancient shorelines on Mars. Their conclusion was that 2 shorelines exist, one for an ocean that covered 1/3 of the planet, and another [...]