Avoid the protomolecule at all costs.
They found LIFE again? Must be NASA funding time.
Mine and then terraform that sucker. Read the L. Neil Smith novels about Pallas and Ceres.
Saturn’s atmosphere contains methane as does the atmosphere of its largest moon, Titan. The atmosphere of Uranus contains water and methane. The atmosphere of Neptune contains methane and ethane, and its largest moon, Triton, contains methane and carbon monoxide.
Hydrocarbons and carbon compounds are quite common in the universe.
This story is just another nothingburger.
It is well known that conditions were very negative for the emergence of life on this planet early during its formation. To rescue the theory that life evolved, there is a theory that life or an early stage of life landed on this planet from outer space. Otherwise, what could explain the obvious fact that this planet is teeming with life?
Like Legos? They found some Legos?
I just found a bit of copper ore, a little bauxite and some old motor oil in my sandbox!
Voila! I have the "building blocks" for my new iPhone 17.3 Beta (DIY version) I will call you using it, "soon".
Ceres? Sounds hugh.