Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun and are mostly found between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt. These objects, which are remnants of the early solar system, are made up of a variety of materials, including organic compounds. Organic compounds are molecules made up of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen that serve as the foundation for life as we know it. Analyses of organic compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) extracted from the Ryugu asteroid and the Murchison meteorite revealed that certain PAHs formed in cold areas of space between stars rather than hot regions near