Analyses of OSIRIS-REx samples from Bennu show the asteroid carries ribose, glucose, amino acids, and nucleobases; the discovery also includes nitrogen-rich polymers and abundant presolar grains of supernova origin, raising questions about how the earth acquired life’s ingredients
Earthlife is made of space stuff, studies of asteroid Bennu hint
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