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    $\begingroup$ Good news, of course , although glycine already has been detected on some comets. The next question could be, is it formed in the atmosphere, by lightning for example, or could it even be a residue of a polypeptiide ?:) $\endgroup$
    – Cornelis
    Commented Oct 18, 2020 at 14:39
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    $\begingroup$ Exactly. Get at least one organic compound into play, then we can see its/their origin. $\endgroup$
    – Oscar Lanzi
    Commented Oct 18, 2020 at 14:51
  • $\begingroup$ The Russians thought they had detected NH3 in 1974 and published a conference paper about the possibiliy of organic molecule formation. But the detection was wrong and since then no ammonia was ever found. (as far as I know). One would think ammonia is needed. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-010-2239-2_40 $\endgroup$
    – Cornelis
    Commented Oct 18, 2020 at 16:35
  • $\begingroup$ Shouldn't this news hit the headlines like PH3 did ? Maybe you could ask a new question with it ? $\endgroup$
    – Cornelis
    Commented Oct 18, 2020 at 18:30
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    $\begingroup$ I did see it in the news. I thought it was relevant to this question. $\endgroup$
    – Oscar Lanzi
    Commented Oct 18, 2020 at 18:45