ScienceSugars, ‘gum’ and stardust found in samples from asteroid Bennu
NASA says the samples offer new clues about the early solar system’s formation and the origins of life.
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NASA reports finding sugars, “gum” and stardust in Bennu samples. A user sharing the NASA article lists ribose, 14 amino acids used by life and all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA among the samples’ contents, along with polymers rich in oxygen and nitrogen and carboxylic acids.
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Sugars, ‘gum’ and stardust found in samples from asteroid Bennu
NASA says the samples offer new clues about the early solar system’s formation and the origins of life.
TLDR
NASA reports finding sugars, “gum” and stardust in Bennu samples. A user sharing the NASA article lists ribose, 14 amino acids used by life and all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA among the samples’ contents, along with polymers rich in oxygen and nitrogen and carboxylic acids.